Investments in Opportunity Youth Fuel Prosperity
Investments in Opportunity Youth Fuel Prosperity In preparation for a new Congress and development of the FY2020 federal budget, JFF developed Investments in Opportunity Youth Fuel Prosperity, a brief highlighting how investments in opportunity youth…
Leveraging Perkins V to Support College and Career Pathways
The Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V) can directly advance the national college and career pathways movement. In this brief, JFF offers practical recommendations to help state policymakers leverage…
Making Higher Education Policy Work for Opportunity Youth
Making Higher Education Policy Work for Opportunity Youth While the economy has improved in recent years, millions of Americans don’t have the credentials they need to secure high-quality, family-supporting jobs. This is particularly true among…
State Policy Paper Series: Strengthening Pathways toward Postsecondary Success
The emphasis in the papers on metrics, money, and systems integration reflects the collective vision of JFF’s Policy Leadership Trust for Student Success on the appropriate role of policy in catalyzing change among systems and…
Beyond WIOA: Why Should Workforce Development Boards Care about Education Policy?
Beyond WIOA: Why Should Workforce Development Boards Care about Education Policy? This report outlines the importance of national education policy for carrying out comprehensive workforce development systems under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. And…
How to Scale College in High School
How to Scale College in High School This guide provides state and local policymakers with a clear roadmap for leveraging the Every Student Succeeds Act to support the implementation of early college and dual enrollment…
Framing the Opportunity: Eight State Policy Recommendations that Support Postsecondary Credential Completion for Underserved Populations
Framing the Opportunity: Eight State Policy Recommendations that Support Postsecondary Credential Completion for Underserved Populations To reestablish the US’s place among nations with high postsecondary completion rates—a distinction it’s lost in recent years—states are actively…
Building Pathways to Credentials, Careers, and Economic Mobility: Recommendations for the Trump Administration
Building Pathways to Credentials, Careers, and Economic Mobility: Recommendations for the Trump Administration The United States needs bold and scalable solutions to harness the enormous untapped talent and potential of all Americans. Economic development and…
Building Pathways to Credentials, Careers, and Economic Mobility: Transforming the Higher Education Act for Today’s Students and Economy
Building Pathways to Credentials, Careers, and Economic Mobility: Transforming the Higher Education Act for Today’s Students and Economy While the U.S. economy has certainly improved since the great recession, far too many Americans are still…