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State 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 state policy resources that speak to these issues:
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(May 2010)This quarterly newsletter is designed to help Achieving the Dream colleges, partners, state-level stakeholders, and other interested individuals stay...
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(April 2010)Developmental education as traditionally delivered does not appreciably increase community college students’ chances of earning credentials or...
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(April 2010)When Achieving the Dream was launched in 2004, most states focused on college access as a central policy agenda for community colleges. Since then,...
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(April 2010)Virginia illustrates concrete strategies for moving toward data-driven student success. Altered State, by Kay Mills, summarizes the progress of the...
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(February 2010)Since 2004, the state of North Carolina has started over 100 innovative high schools, including 70 early college high schools. Although the schools...
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(November 2009)To inform anticipated reforms of the U.S. workforce development system, a new brief from the National Fund for Workforce Solutions describes its...
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(October 2009)Immediately upon taking office, President Barack Obama articulated in speeches and policy what Americans already knew: achieving some form of...
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(July 2009)The federal government has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to stimulate significant progress in solving the nation's graduation crisis, according...
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(June 2009)The large number of students entering community college needing developmental education, combined with the low number of students who complete their...
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(March 2009)This brief explains how Texas can implement a college-ready curriculum for all students, while preparing them for careers with advancement prospects...
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