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Placement assessment policy, which governs how colleges assess the academic skills of entering students and place them in courses that are appropriate for their skill levels, can be an important lever for increasing s...
Increasing demand for at least some postsecondary education in today’s labor market has met with stagnating college completion rates. As a result, states have a growing interest in better understanding the challenges ...
The Science, Technology and Research Early College School, working closely with Brooklyn College—a partnership that has been supported by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation since 2003—has amassed an imp...
Postsecondary education, accompanied by a credential documenting mastered skills, is an important ticket out of poverty for a significant portion of the working population. However, even community college can be out o...
On Ramp to College reviews trends in a growing number of states that see dual enrollment as a way to expand college opportunity—particularly for students who might not be considered college-bound. The guide s...
Working for Health is the newsletter of Jobs to Careers: Promoting Work-Based Learning for Quality Care. It is produced by Jobs for the Future,
the National Program Office of the Jobs to Careers. Th...
A number of schools and school districts seek to revitalize their
partnerships with postsecondary institutions as a way to create pathways to
postsecondary education and training for all students, not just those who...
This four-page summary provides the most current data on the growth and impact of the Early College High School Initiative, including data on the schools’ impact on students, descriptions of the various types...
The goal of Breaking Through, a collaboration of JFF and the National Council for Workforce Education, is to demonstrate that community colleges
can restructure themselves to create clear pathways for low-sk...
One of the most persistent inequities in U.S. education is the gap in math achievement along income and race lines. Yet some secondary schools “beat the odds,” producing consistently strong math performance with stude...
In 2007, several national foundations and the U.S. Department of Labor launched the National Fund for Workforce Solutions, a $50 million effort to strengthen and expand high-impact workforce development initi...
Breaking Through, a multi-year initiative of JFF and the National Council for Workforce Education, seeks to help low-literacy adults prepare for and succeed in college, with JFF coordinating research on state...
In 2007, several national foundations and the U.S. Department of Labor launched the National Fund for Workforce Solutions, a $50 million effort to strengthen and expand high-impact workforce development initi...
A growing number of state leaders have begun to grapple with one of the most difficult and important challenges of K-12 reform: how to substantially increase the percentage of young people graduating from high school ...
Housed in the Georgia College & State University School of Education, Georgia College Early College offers hope of a brighter future to its students and their families in its rural community. This case study exami...
The National Fund for Workforce Solutions
is a $50 million effort to strengthen and expand high-impact workforce
development initiatives around the country. It is addressing with
effectiveness and efficien...
In January, more than 200 government and school officials along with business and community leaders discussed ways to help men of color overcome traditional obstacles to gaining and succeeding in high-skill, higher-pa...
Including a guidebook and four user-friendly manuals, this series from Workforce Innovation Networks—WINs—shows how organizations can play a unique and important role in advancing the employer side o...
This is a resource for practitioners and policymakers who plan, launch,
operate, and wish to support and promote early college high schools. Jobs
for the Future publishes the newsletter as part of its work as nation...
Newswire is an electronic newsletter about Jobs for the Future and its efforts to: Create successful Transitions for Youth; and Build Economic Opportunity for Adults. Each issue features updates on JFF projec...
