$3 Trillion HEROES Act Offers a Small Down Payment on Longer-Term Workforce Development Needs
With the House’s fourth COVID-19 stimulus bill facing an uncertain future, JFF calls on policymakers to provide the workforce development system with the funding necessary to help people move on to stable careers during the…
Teaching Students About the World of Work: A Challenge to Postsecondary Educators
Students attend college to strive for success. Yet few college students know why it is so important to build a network to support their ambitions—or how to do it. Teaching Students About the World of…
How Investing in Immigrant Talent Benefits Your Bottom Line
Companies that invest in developing entry- and mid-level talent from immigrant and refugee backgrounds increase business value and worker well-being at the same time. This report lays out the case for unlocking this population’s potential.…
Breaking Ground: A First Look at American High School Skilled Trades Education
This report is a national landscape analysis of secondary-level, skilled trades education. We analyzed data from 37 states to understand what trades education programs are offered, who participates in them, and what outcomes students experience.…
Supporting Dropout Recovery Programs to Focus on Postsecondary Success
This brief reports on the first year of a promising effort in Texas to deepen the postsecondary preparation that schools and programs offer. With support from the Greater Texas Foundation (GTF) and coaching and technical…
States Look to Strengthen College in High School Programs Amid COVID-19
In a rapidly reimagined virtual workshop, officials from five states work on ways to strengthen college in high school programs, which will have an important role to play in a post-COVID-19 world.
