News Releases

A Texas School District Leverages State Policy to Put Dropouts on Path to College (September 15, 2010)
A new report released by JFF illustrates how a South Texas school district was able to recover and graduate over 600 dropouts in two years and put them on a clear pathway to college...read more
What States Must do to Reduce High School Dropout Rates (September 8, 2010)
U.S. states have taken important steps over the last decade to improve high school graduation rates and stem the dropout crisis, but according to two new reports from Jobs for the Future...read more
Work-Based Learning Model Helps Community Health Centers "Grow Their Own Workforce" (August 9, 2010)
Jobs to Careers celebrating its community health centers' commitment to advancing frontline workers during National Health Center Week...read more
Jobs for the Future, Inc. Awarded Social Innovation Fund Grant (July 22, 2010)
The National Fund for Workforce Solutions, with its implementation partners Jobs for the Future, has been awarded a two-year $7.7 million dollar grant from the...read more
Jobs for the Future Names Two New Members to Board of Directors (June 23, 2010)
JFF's new board members are Phyllis Barajas, president of Barajas & Associates, a consulting firm that specializes in human resource development; and Tod Loofbourrow, cofounder and president of iRobot Healthcare, a business unit of iRobot...read more
National Fund for Workforce Solutions Documenting Innovation in Getting Americans Back to Work, New Evaluation Data Reveal (June 21, 2010)
The National Fund for Workforce Solutions has released the results from the second stage of a comprehensive evaluation.... In 2009, the second full year of operation, outcomes generated by the 22 National Fund sites include...  read more
The Early College High School Initiative’s Student Information System Recognizes 11 Schools for Data Quality Excellence (May 3, 2010)
The Early College High School Initiative’s Student Information System (SIS) today presented 11 early colleges with SIS Diamond Awards, acknowledging their commitment to quality data collection and use. Each school will receive an honorarium... read more
Council on Foundations’ Highest Award Goes to National Fund for Workforce Solutions (April 27, 2010)
Today, the National Fund for Workforce Solutions received the Distinguished Grantmaking Award for Collaboration from the Council on Foundations, a Washington, DC-based nonprofit membership association of some 2,000... read more
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Hitachi Foundation Receive Council on Foundations 2010 Critical Impact Award (April 27, 2010)
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and The Hitachi Foundation received Council on Foundations's Critical Impact Award for collaborating on the launch and support of a national initiative that addresses the needs of low wage health care workers... read more
Largest Innovative School Network in U.S. Celebrates Success of its 210 Schools (April 22, 2010)
Early college high schools and their partners around the country will bring together students, administrators, parents, community leaders, and legislators to celebrate Early College High School Week 2010, May 3-9... read more