Designing pathways to tech careers This brief examines the return on investment (ROI) of educational credentials in tech in order to support the design of equitable pathways that lead to quality jobs. Related Content
In the Humanities to Career initiative, JFF is evaluating efforts at three community colleges to identify effective ways to help humanities and liberal arts students develop in-demand professional skills. Acknowledgments Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel…
State Policy Framework This framework describes steps states can take toward adopting the Big Blur’s four key components, plus four types of policy environments states encounter in creating a reimagined grade-11-14 learn-and-work system. Related Content
JFF’s Normalizing Education Collective is a year-long community of practice that supports practitioners in postsecondary prison education by providing access to top resources, peer-to-peer learning, and mentorships. Results *Note: project is ongoing Through participation in…
Jobs for the Future’s (JFF) vision for the Big Blur calls for entirely new educational institutions and systems to better prepare 16-to-20-year-olds for college and careers. This paper examines how instructor preparation, state accountability systems,…
Policy Recommendations for Ensuring Boundless Opportunities at School, at Work, and in Life No Dead Ends offers a common-sense, field-tested policy road map for re-engineering our education and workforce systems so everyone has boundless opportunities…
JFF analyzes monthly student loan repayment burdens across racial groups, finding that, on average, Black borrowers pay a greater percentage of their monthly income toward student loans than white borrowers. Key Takeaways On average, Black…
JFF’s Financing the Future initiative reimagines the way we finance education and skills development. Our Vision Jobs for the Future’s Financing the Future (FTF) initiative is working to reimagine financing for postsecondary education and skills…