Adding a Gender Lens to Nontraditional Jobs Training Programs
Adding a Gender Lens to Nontraditional Jobs Training Programs With this toolkit, training programs for nontraditional jobs can learn how to engage and support women and other underrepresented communities as they seek new, high-potential careers.…
The State of the Health Care Workforce in Northern Virginia
The State of the Health Care Workforce in Northern Virginia Since its inception in 2003, NoVaHealthFORCE, a coalition of health care employers, educators, and community leaders, has sought to identify and address health care workforce…
Creating Strong Transitions From High School Through College: A Progress Report on Redesigning Senior Year
How can educators prepare more high school seniors to enter college and thrive during the first critical year? We highlight three success stories from JFF’s work guiding school district community college partnerships. How can educators…
Connecticut Health Care Workforce Assessment
Connecticut Health Care Workforce Assessment With most of Connecticut’s in-demand health care jobs being equally in demand across the nation, the challenges this state faces in addressing workforce demands have implications for the United States…
Expanding Opportunity and Outcomes for Young Men of Color
Expanding Opportunity and Outcomes for Young Men of Color In America, young men of color face numerous barriers to achieving higher education and gaining skills needed to succeed in the job market. At Jobs for…
How to Scale College in High School
How to Scale College in High School This guide provides state and local policymakers with a clear roadmap for leveraging the Every Student Succeeds Act to support the implementation of early college and dual enrollment…
Beyond Academic Readiness: Building a Broader Range of Skills for Success in College
Beyond Academic Readiness: Building a Broader Range of Skills for Success in College Continuing the series on rethinking the 12th grade, this paper explores non-academic skills that demonstrate college readiness, including time management, goal setting,…
Building Student Momentum from High School into College
Building Student Momentum from High School into College Elisabeth Barnett of the Community College Research Center proposes research-based markers and milestones of student momentum from 12th grade through the first year of college. …
Addressing the 61st Hour Challenge: Collaborating in El Paso to Create Seamless Pathways from High School to College
Addressing the 61st Hour Challenge: Collaborating in El Paso to Create Seamless Pathways from High School to College JFF and the Greater Texas Foundation’s new report documents an early college program in El Paso, Texas…