Open Meadow is proud to have provided supporting testimony and evidence to the attached Government Accountability Office report (PDF) commissioned by US Representative George Miller on the role of alternative education as a bridge for disconnected youth to employment and education.  We are, of course, disappointed that the title of the report reads “Federal Action COULD Address Some of the Challenges...” and believe that the COULD should be changed to SHOULD.  Nonetheless, the report provides strong content that highlights KEY ELEMENTS of programs effective at re-connecting disconnected youth, and ultimately recommends increased flexibility and technical assistance at the program level to assure that services are available and accessible to the youth most in need of support.