The Build Back Better Act Is Critical to Workforce Development and College Success
The House Education and Labor Committee’s proposed bill recognizes the need for robust investment in our nation’s workforce system as well as significant resources for college access and success. JFF urges Congress to advance this…
Statewide Community College Groups Team Up to Tackle the Crisis of Student Basic Needs Insecurity
The Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice and JFF join forces to scale best practices in addressing student basic needs and expanding emergency student aid across a network of 52 community colleges.
JFF VP Joel Vargas in Inside Higher Ed: “Report: How to Blur the Line Between High School and College”
August 3, 2021
Restructure the U.S. Department of Education for Strong College Transitions
JFF and the College in High School Alliance call on the Biden administration to transform the federal government’s approach to helping young people navigate the tricky transitions to college and the workforce.
America’s Community Colleges: Time to Step Up
In this op-ed, Robert Schwartz of the Harvard Graduate School of Education and JFF, challenges community colleges to step up and address the major crises of our time—and shares recommendations on how they can do…
Facing Uncertainty and Lost Opportunities, College Students Respond with Resilience
JFF college intern Isabel Present shares the experiences of undergraduates like her who have found creative ways to persevere as COVID-19 changes the course of their educations and their lives
Providing Aid to the College Students Who Need It Most
ETF@JFFLabs grants Edquity $250,000 to expand its critical service, focusing on community colleges.