Federal Policy Resources

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Overview of the National Landscape for Developmental Education Improvement: Testimony Before the Texas Senate Higher Education Committee

Federal Policy

JFF's policy recommendations help lawmakers in state capitols and in Washington respond to the needs of their constituents—from families trying to send their kids to college to employers looking for better-skilled workers. The following is a list of JFF federal policy resources that speak to these issues:

College and Career Ready Graduation: Strengthening the Elementary and Secondary Education Act

(May 2010)

A strong consensus is developing among states, districts, and key stakeholders that the ultimate goal of K-12 education must be for all students not...
Adult Education and Literacy and the Workforce Investment Act

(May 2010)

On May 4, 2010, six national organizations, including JFF, wrote to key U.S. senators and representatives with advice on improving the educational...
Improving America's Secondary Schools: Congressional Testimony

(May 2010)

On May 4, 2010, JFF Education Policy Director Cassius Johnson testified before the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee about...
Rx for a New Health Care Workforce: Promising Practices and Their Policy Implications

(April 2010)

Health care reform engaged the nation in intense debate about increasing coverage, lowering costs, and improving quality. Largely missing from the...
High School/Dual Enrollment Programs: Testimony Before the U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor

(September 2009)

In testifying before the U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor, JFF Associate Vice President Michael Webb built upon the experience of the...
Reauthorizing the Workforce Investment Act: A Down Payment on a Workforce Development System for the 21st Century

(June 2009)

The federal government last reauthorized its investment in the nation’s workforce system in 1998 with the Workforce Investment Act. As Congress...
Lessons from Achieving the Dream for Federal Efforts to Improve College Completion Rates

(May 2009)

President Barack Obama has called for intensified efforts to increase degree attainment in the United States, arguing that raising education...
An Agenda for the Obama Administration and the 111th Congress: Ten Ways the Federal Government Can Restore Economic Vitality and Increase Competitiveness Through Education and Skill Development

(November 2008)

JFF makes 10 recommendations for addressing two pressing national challenges: the call for economic recovery and growth and the need for more...

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