Framing the Opportunity: Eight State Policy Recommendations that Support Postsecondary Credential Completion for Underserved Populations
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…
Policy Meets Pathways: A State Policy Agenda for Transformational Change
Policy Meets Pathways: A State Policy Agenda for Transformational Change A national report by JFF states that a decade of interventions and improvements have fallen short. States and campuses have not taken large enough steps…
Thinking Big: A Framework for States on Scaling Up Community College Innovation
Thinking Big: A Framework for States on Scaling Up Community College Innovation In the education and workforce fields, it is often difficult to properly scale up “boutique” programs that aim at improving student outcomes. *Thinking…
Promoting Persistence Through Comprehensive Supports
Promoting Persistence Through Comprehensive Supports This publication provides support and clarity to Accelerating Opportunity–involved colleges and other institutions that are looking for strategies to improve their ability to provide comprehensive supports to adult learners. This…
New Evidence on Integrated Career Pathways: Final Impact Report for Accelerating Opportunity
New Evidence on Integrated Career Pathways: Final Impact Report for Accelerating Opportunity This final impact report describes the effect of Accelerating Opportunity (AO) on education and employment outcomes for underprepared adult learners. Related Content
Transformational Teaching: A Team Approach
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…
Implementation of Accelerating Opportunity: Lessons for the Field
Implementation of Accelerating Opportunity: Lessons for the Field This report details the first three years of the Accelerating Opportunity initiative, diving into what worked and what lessons were learned along the way. Related…
Accelerating Opportunity: A Portrait of Students and Their Program Experiences from the 2014 Student Survey
Accelerating Opportunity: A Portrait of Students and Their Program Experiences from the 2014 Student Survey This report, performed in partnership with the Urban Institute, presents findings from a survey of students enrolled in Accelerating Opportunity…
Lessons Learned from Accelerating Opportunity
Lessons Learned from Accelerating Opportunity What are the most important aspects of combining Adult Basic Education and career and technical training? After four years of building the Accelerating Opportunity initiative, JFF has the knowledge to…