News Releases

Policy Guide Helps States Offer College Credit to More High School Students (October 20, 2010)
All students should be prepared to begin college-level work as soon as they are ready—and that can be before they graduate high school, according to a new guide by Jobs for the Future.read more
Leaders Call for States, Colleges and Universities to Help More Students Graduate On Time, for Lower Costs (October 13, 2010)
Reducing college students’ "time to degree" and eliminating the excess credit hours many students take can help states graduate more students faster—and save students, institutions and states money...read more
National Grant to Help Adults with Some College Credit Finish Their Degrees (September 29, 2010)
An $800,000 grant from Lumina Foundation for Education to Jobs for the Future (JFF) seeks to help adults in three states get past their obstacles and onto graduation.read more
Measuring “Intermediate” Success Key to College Degrees (September 28, 2010)
A new report released today by JFF—Taking the Next Step—suggests that the best way to help students succeed in college is to determine intermediate...read more
Initiative Will Put Americans Back to Work in Growing Clean Energy Sector (September 22, 2010)
...the National Wildlife Federation and JFF have joined forces on a two-year project that will spur green jobs education...read more
Jobs for the Future, Inc. Announces New Vice President (September 20, 2010)
JFF has promoted Joel Vargas to vice president of its "High School Through College" group. He will oversee projects that help underrepresented youth graduate...read more
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