How Can Innovative Finance Transform Postsecondary Education and Training?
New Approaches to Paying for Postsecondary Education Offer Tremendous Potential Postsecondary education plays a pivotal role in helping individuals enhance their careers and adapt to changes in the job market. However, the way that we…
Ready for Pell
JFF’s Ready for Pell initiative supports colleges and universities that are leveraging the restoration of Pell Grant eligibility for people who are incarcerated to launch or expand postsecondary education in prisons. Results JFF has engaged…
Postsecondary Education in Prison CTE Accelerator Network
JFF’s Postsecondary Education in Prison CTE Accelerator Network promotes expanded access to high-quality career and technical education programs for people who are incarcerated. Results The network launched in 2023 and members connect through learning events…
JFF’s Patrick Combs on Apprenticeship 2.0: ‘Game-Changing Apprenticeship Models’
REACH University
JFF’s Joshua Johnson on DE Talk: “Registered Apprenticeships: Building Inclusive Programs for the Future”
Direct Employers Association
Toward the Big Blur: State Financing Models That Promote New Education-to-Career Structures
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 a new type of financing…
Why Apprenticeship? The Next Generation of Talent Needs the Next Generation of Skills
November 13, 2023
Space Age Skills: Apprenticeships Explored
Companies exploring new frontiers need workers who can adapt to constant change and innovation. Leading-edge organizations in a range of industries—including advanced manufacturing, IT, green energy, agriculture, and more—are increasingly turning to apprenticeship to recruit,…
JFF VP Michael Collins in ‘Report: Number of Black Students in Community College IT Programs Remains a Concern’
Diverse Issues in Higher Education