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Incentives for Early Graduation: How Can State Policies Encourage Students to Complete High School in Less than Four Years?
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:
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(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...
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(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...
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(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...
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(April 2010)Health care reform engaged the nation in intense debate about increasing coverage, lowering costs, and improving quality. Largely missing from the...
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(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...
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(June 2009)The federal government last reauthorized its investment in the nation’s workforce system in 1998 with the Workforce Investment Act. As Congress...
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(May 2009)President Barack Obama has called for intensified efforts to increase degree attainment in the United States, arguing that raising education...
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(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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