Juvenile Justice Reform: Federal Funding Opportunities This report, the second in a series highlighting potential ways for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to work more effectively with the federal government, shows how the state could better…
Heavy Lifting: The State Capacities Required for Scaled Developmental Education Reform For state policymakers, developmental education is an increasing target of reform. It’s proven to be a significant obstacle for students, particularly low-income young people…
Framing the Opportunity: Eight State Policy Recommendations that Support Postsecondary Credential Completion for Underserved Populations To reestablish the US’s place among nations with high postsecondary completion rates—a distinction it’s lost in recent years—states are actively…
Transformational Teaching: A Team Approach It truly takes a village to help the nation’s 36 million adults with low basic skills access economic opportunities. JFF’s Accelerating Opportunity initiative has found extreme value in the team-teaching…
What It Costs: Financing Back on Track Through College Designs Almost 7 million young Americans (age 16–24) are insufficiently attached to school or work. By helping a mere 0.1 percent earn a high school credential…
Pathway to Recovery: Implementing a Back on Track Through College Model *Pathways to Recovery* outlines how the Back on Track Through College model can not only help recover and advance thousands of dropouts but also…
This select group of education leaders lets experience be their guide in developing state and federal policies that help students attain credentials for greater success in the labor market. In 2015, JFF established The Policy…
Our national movement transforms how U.S. education and workforce systems prepare young people for meaningful careers. With over a decade of leadership in the pathways movement, we bring incomparable expertise, collaboration, and a relentless curiosity…
Success in Real-Time: Using Real-Time Labor Market Information to Build Better Middle-Skill STEM Pathways *Success in Real-Time: Using Real-Time Labor Market Information to Build Better Middle-Skill STEM Pathways* encourages state support as colleges use high-quality,…