Lessons from the Lone Star State: Designing a Sustainable Financial Model to Expand Early College High School in Texas
Lessons from the Lone Star State: Designing a Sustainable Financial Model to Expand Early College High School in Texas Texas is a national leader in creating early college high schools, an innovative small school model…
Cost, Commitment, and Attainment in Higher Education: An International Comparison
Cost, Commitment, and Attainment in Higher Education: An International Comparison JFF commissioned this report to provide an international perspective on the productivity agenda of Making Opportunity Affordable, a multiyear initiative focused on increasing productivity within…
Bringing Off-Track Youth Into the Center of High School Reform: Lessons and Tools from Leading Communities
Bringing Off-Track Youth Into the Center of High School Reform: Lessons and Tools from Leading Communities Leaders in high school policy and practice confront the dual challenge of significantly improving their graduation rates while simultaneously…
Dollars and Sense: How "Career First" Programs Like Year Up Benefit Youth and Employers
Dollars and Sense: How "Career First" Programs Like Year Up Benefit Youth and Employers Despite earning a high school diploma or GED, millions of young people across the United States are stuck. Unable to continue…
A Policymaker's Guide to Early College Designs: Expanding a Strategy for Achieving College Readiness for All
A Policymaker's Guide to Early College Designs: Expanding a Strategy for Achieving College Readiness for All The best way to prepare young people to succeed in college is to provide them with substantial college experiences…
Innovations in College Readiness: How Early College Schools are Preparing Students Underrepresented in Higher Education for College Success
Innovations in College Readiness: How Early College Schools are Preparing Students Underrepresented in Higher Education for College Success Immediately upon taking office, President Barack Obama articulated in speeches and policy what Americans already knew: achieving…
Setting Up Success in Developmental Education: How State Policy Can Help Community Colleges Improve Student Success Outcomes
Setting Up Success in Developmental Education: How State Policy Can Help Community Colleges Improve Student Success Outcomes The large number of students entering community college needing developmental education, combined with the low number of students…
From Competencies to Curriculum: Building Career Paths for Frontline Workers in Behavioral Health
From Competencies to Curriculum: Building Career Paths for Frontline Workers in Behavioral Health Workers on the front lines of behavioral health play a critical role in the care of people with mental illness, substance abuse…
The Next Challenge: Advancement of Low-Skilled, Low-Wage Workers
The Next Challenge: Advancement of Low-Skilled, Low-Wage Workers With the series Advancement for Low-Wage Workers , Jobs for the Future seeks to elevate discussion of this critical issue within and outside the workforce field. These…