education Publications

The Rallying Call: Bringing Game-Changing Results to Developmental Education (August 2010)
"As educators, we have to make the commitment to a very simple proposition: if we admit students to college, we should do everything possible to make ... read more
The Community College and Career Training Grant Program: Lessons Learned from the Field and Recommendations (August 2010)
In March, Congress authorized the Community College and Career Training Grant Program in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, with appropriations o... read more
Expanding the Mission: Community Colleges and the Functions of Workforce Intermediaries (August 2010)
The U.S. labor market has changed dramatically—a situation that is painfully obvious to the millions of people who struggle to find good jobs with family-... read more
Portrait in Numbers (July 2010)
This four-page summary provides the most current data on the growth and impact of the Early College High School Initiative, including data on the schools&r... read more
Vision 2020: Creating Opportunity for America's Next Generation (July 2010)
To help the nation compete globally, JFF has committed to a goal for the next decade that many of our partners and funders—and President Ob... read more
Overview of the National Landscape for Developmental Education Improvement: Testimony Before the Texas Senate Higher Education Committee (June 2010)
"There is broad consensus among states, national funders, and the social policy community that better outcomes for students who test into developmental edu... read more
Using Non-Cognitive Assessments to Help Underserved Students Transition to College (June 2010)
In May 2010, during the second annual Early College High School Week, JFF hosted a webinar to explore the use of assessments of non-cognitive abi... read more
Early-College High Schools Beat the Odds (May 2010)
Published by Education Week as the top online commentary on May 26, 2010: As the nation tries to revamp a system that keeps far too many young people from succe... read more
Dual Enrollment in Texas: State Policies that Strengthen New Pathways to and through College for Low-Income Youth (May 2010)
This testimony, given before the Texas State Senate, highlights the state's successes with dual enrollment opportunities in terms of helping more high school st... read more
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 just to gra... read more