How Two Bills Stack Up Against JFF’s Vision for a Better Higher Education Act
Two bills that would update the Higher Education Act are circulating through Congress. JFF took a close look at them to see how they compare with our vision of a better HEA.
Self-Assessment and Planning Tool for Youth Apprenticeship Programs
This self-assessment and planning tool assists local, state, or regional lead entities and their partners in gauging their current capacity to establish a high-quality system for high school-based youth apprenticeships. This self-assessment and planning tool…
KDP Enhances Apprenticeship Opportunities With Group Sponsorship, Mentoring
This profile highlights how KDP, a Pennsylvania intermediary, uses mentorship and group sponsorship to strengthen and develop the IMT. Intermediary Profile Keystone Development Pipeline (KDP) This workforce product was funded by a grant awarded by…
California’s Health Care Solution: The California Endowment’s 21st Century Pathways to Health Careers
This brief presents examples of successful practices that develop equitable student-centered pathways to health careers at several of the 14 sites of the Building Healthy Communities initiative. This brief presents examples of successful practices that…
Redefining Training at Work
How virtual reality is reshaping corporate learning and employee performance—and what that means for companies today.
State Policy Framework for Student Success
This framework provides a practitioner perspective for how state policy can be designed to help, rather than hinder, the efforts of colleges and communities to improve student success and build a postsecondary-trained workforce. This framework…
Vanessa Bennett
DirectorVanessa Bennett is a director at the Center for Apprenticeship & Work-Based Learning at JFF. She works to drive equity, inclusion, and access to the workforce for workers and learners from underrepresented populations through policy and…