Why 12th Grade Must Be Redesigned Now—And How How can we prepare many more young people, especially those from underserved communities, to succeed in college and careers? This first paper in a series explores why…
Rethinking 12th Grade: Preparing All Students for College Before College This brief discusses the issues and solutions around ensuring all 12th graders are college and career ready, as well as state and federal policy recommendations…
Impact Profile of Cierra Swopes: The Student Becomes the Teacher For Cierra Swopes, attending an early college high school revealed paths she never would have considered. Now, she’s providing the same opportunity for today’s students.…
Voices of Reentry is a series profiling people who are making good on second chances after they return to society from incarceration. Voices of Reentry is a series of profiles of people making good on…
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…
The Breaking Through Practice Guide The *Breaking Through Practice Guide* was developed to help practitioners serve adults who have low literacy and math levels and who want to succeed in postsecondary education. JFF developed the…
Breaking Through: The Initiative After One Year This report summarizes activities and accomplishments from Breaking Through’s first year as they relate to the goal of increasing the number of low-skilled adults who succeed in postsecondary…
Advancing Adults into Community College Programs: Data Tools from Breaking Through The goal of Breaking Through is to demonstrate that community colleges can restructure themselves to create clear pathways for low-skilled adults into professional/technical certificate…
*Work-Based Learning in Action* is a series of case studies highlighting effective models of work-based learning. Work-Based Learning in Action is a series of case studies highlighting effective models of work-based learning. JFF has identified…