CBOs can play an essential role in connecting young adults to sustainable employment through apprenticeship programs. Nearly 40 percent of America’s 18- to 24-year-olds are not in school and do not have a college degree,…
This piece looks at the Great Lakes region to explore key themes related to effective dual enrollment at scale: teacher credentialing, course quality, and how to fund growing demand. This piece looks at the Great…
Community colleges and non-traditional student populations, such as adult learners, often experience a unique set of academic and non-academic challenges. This is particularly true for those in rural America, where resources and community supports are…
Luis, Javan, and Justin turned their lives around with help from Opportunity Works. Learn how the national effort paved pathways to postsecondary and career success for 2,000+ youth who had been out of school and…
The Peer Coaching Toolkit supports peer coaches in high schools and high school equivalency programs using the MyBestBets web and mobile app for postsecondary and career exploration. The toolkit provides a rich set of resources…
These quality indicators help communities design, implement, evaluate, and continuously improve college and career pathways that enable all students to succeed in college, careers, and their lives. These quality indicators help communities design, implement, evaluate,…
What employability skills are most important for young people preparing for the workforce? This infographic and accompanying guides synthesize research to answer this question. What employability skills are most important for young people preparing for…
This brief offers policy recommendations to state policymakers that can help jump-start college and career pathways. This brief offers policy recommendations to state policymakers that can help jump-start college and career pathways. States are making…
The Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V) can directly advance the national college and career pathways movement. In this brief, JFF offers practical recommendations to help state policymakers leverage…