Inclusive Regional Economic Development
JFF designs place-based strategies to advance economic opportunity through activation of cross-sector networks and an unwavering commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. JFF designs place-based strategies to advance economic opportunity through activation of cross-sector networks…
Accelerating CTE Evaluation Case Studies
This series summarizes the Accelerating CTE project at four of the participating colleges. It provides details on student outcomes and the college’s lessons learned, and recommendations for further inquiry to improve student success and meet…
Recommended Technical and Essential Employability Competencies For College and Career Pathway Endorsements
Learn about the skills, knowledge, and experiences high school graduates in Illinois can use to show they are ready to enter a high-demand industry or pursue higher education. This report outlines technical and professional competencies…
Accelerating Opportunity in Rural Regions: Designing Pathway Programs for Adults and Other Non-Traditional Learners
Community colleges and non-traditional student populations, such as adult learners, often experience a unique set of academic and non-academic challenges. This is particularly true for those in rural America, where resources and community supports are…
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…
Putting Vocation at the Center of the Curriculum
Students in the Ethnographies of Work course at CUNY’s Guttman Community College become researchers, observing and analyzing workplace culture, expectations, racial norms, and other dynamics. In this report, student and employer participants share their perspectives…
College and Career Success in the Central Valley
The Wonderful Company’s Agriculture Career Prep program combines an early college model with a career academy to help youth achieve college and career success. This report, one of a series, details this impactful approach. The…
The Pathways to Prosperity Network: A State Progress Report, 2012-2014
This report is a letter to the field about what was accomplished in the first two years of the Pathways to Prosperity Network. This report is a letter to the field about what was accomplished…
Supporting Postsecondary Success in Delaware: A Landscape Analysis of Student Opportunities
Supporting Postsecondary Success in Delaware: A Landscape Analysis of Student Opportunities This report offers recommendations for Delaware, a national leader among states working to improve postsecondary education and career outcomes for young people, to continue…