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Bringing the Front Lines to the Forefront: A National Conversation on the Critical Need to Invest in Workers on the Front Lines of Health Care
Policy
JFF's policy recommendations have helped lawmakers in state capitols and in Washington respond to the needs of their constituents—from families trying to send their kids to college to businesses looking for better-skilled workers. The following is a list of JFF publications and other resources that speak to these issues:
Education Resources
- Graduating America: Meeting the Challenge of Low Graduation-Rate High Schools
The federal government has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to stimulate significant progress in solving the nation's graduation crisis, according to this report from JFF and the Everyone Graduate ... read more - Setting Up Success in Developmental Education: How State Policy Can Help Community Colleges Improve Student Success Outcomes
The large number of students entering community college needing developmental education, combined with the low number of students who complete their developmental requirements and meet college-ready s ... read more - Cost, Commitment, and Attainment in Higher Education: An International Comparison
JFF commissioned this report to provide an international perspective on the productivity agenda of Making Opportunity Affordable, a multiyear initiative focused on increasing productivity within U.S. ... read more - Lessons from Achieving the Dream for Federal Efforts to Improve College Completion Rates
President Barack Obama has called for intensified efforts to increase degree attainment in the United States, arguing that raising education attainment rates will sustain and enhance the country&rsquo ... read more - The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Selected Funding Streams for Struggling Students and Disconnected Youth
On February 17, 2009, President Barack Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, better known as the economic stimulus plan. Congress and the Obama Administration acted in the wake of ... read more
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