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Connecting Literacy and Work: Partnerships

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:

Workforce Resources

National Fund for Workforce Solutions: Principles and Policy Implications
To inform anticipated reforms of the U.S. workforce development system, a new brief from the National Fund for Workforce Solutions describes its principles for effective efforts to make the system bet ... read more
From Competencies to Curriculum: Building Career Paths for Frontline Workers in Behavioral Health
Workers on the front lines of behavioral health play a critical role in the care of people with mental illness, substance abuse problems, and other disorders, yet these staff members often lack clear ... read more
Reauthorizing the Workforce Investment Act: A Down Payment on a Workforce Development System for the 21st Century
The federal government last reauthorized its investment in the nation’s workforce system in 1998 with the Workforce Investment Act. As Congress and the Obama Administration move forward with rea ... read more
Sustaining the Promise: Realizing the Potential of Workforce Intermediaries and Sector Projects
Complex workforce development projects managed by intermediaries, usually focused on one industry or sector, provide a wide range of education, training, and support services for low-income adults. As ... read more
Better Together: Realigning Pre-College Skills Development Programs to Achieve Greater Academic Success for Adult Learners
How can states help working adults bolster pre-collegiate skills that restrain them from taking full advantage of college credit-level career and technical programs? Better Together offers exampl ... read more

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