This special edition of our Impact Employer Framework offers insights into the unique challenges companies face in this moment, along with emerging practices to help business leaders navigate recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and related…
JFFLabs Market Scan | To be prepared for the work of today and tomorrow, we need more than just the right skills. We need an infrastructure that supports continuous and transformative learning throughout a lifetime.…
As the economy begins to recover, we know that we can no longer afford to underinvest in America’s youth, particularly opportunity youth. The costs of ignoring these young people, who are disconnected from education and…
The recently passed American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) provides states with an unprecedented opportunity to use federal stimulus funds for innovative new educational programs supporting students who have fallen behind—including the millions of high school…
This pre-apprenticeship framework outlines strategies and promising practices for developing high-quality programs that serve opportunity youth participants. Acknowledgments We would like to thank the U.S. Department of Labor for providing the funding to support this…
Testimony of JFF President and CEO Maria Flynn Before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee At a hearing of the U.S. Senate’s Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, JFF CEO Maria Flynn…
Early college high schools are powerful instruments for success for students, especially young men of color. This report outlines strategies to remove systemic barriers to their engagement and provides examples of successful and emerging practices…
Massachusetts early college high school programs are laying the groundwork for young people across the state to successfully transition from high school to college and careers. In Partnership With An Education Powerhouse: Massachusetts Early College…
JFF research identified five types of individuals who have successfully completed the Google IT Support Professional Certificate. Learn more about these personas and how to select and support participants to best position them for long-term…