JFF publishes research reports, tools, newsletters, and policy briefs that offer insight on education reform and workforce development at local, state, and federal levels. Our publications, grounded in the communities we serve, are resources for practitioners, policymakers, and educators.
Publications
education Publications
- Impact Profile of Cierra Swopes: The Student Becomes the Teacher (March 2013)
Early college high schools blend high school and college coursework in a rigorous yet supportive program, putting students on a clear path to college success by... read more - The Economic Payoff for Closing College-readiness and Completion Gaps (March 2013)
The low rates at which U.S. college students complete a degree and the amount time they spend in remedial coursework are national problems. The situation is par... read more - Achieving Success: The Newsletter of the Postsecondary State Policy Network (February 2012)
Achieving Success, published by Jobs for the Future, is the newsletter fo the Postsecondary State Policy Network, a multistate collaboration committed to ident... read more - NCLB Waivers and Accountability: The Graduation Rate Balancing Act (February 2013)
States with NCLB waivers are developing new K-12 accountability systems that have the potential to encourage college and career readiness. However, states must ... read more - Using Educational Technology to Help Students Get Back on Track (February 2013)
Increasingly, school districts, schools, and their partners are incorporating technology into strategies that help engage young people who have fallen off track... read more - Impact Profile of Doralee Ortez: Native-American Nurses "Break Through" Basic Ed Barrier (January 2013)
Breaking Through is a multiyear demonstration project that promotes and strengthens the efforts of 41 innovative community colleges (including 6 tribal colleges... read more - Aurora, Illinois Asset Mapping Project (December 2012)
In 2011, the Pathways to Prosperity Project at the Harvard Graduate School of Education released a report, Pathways to Prosperity: Meeting the Challenge of Prep... read more - Putting Students in the Driver's Seat: Good Shepherd Services' LifeLink Approach to Postsecondary Success (December 2012)
LifeLink is an innovative college bridge and retention program, developed and run by Good Shepherd Services, a nonprofit community agency providing youth develo... read more - Core Principles for Transforming Remedial Education: A Joint Statement (December 2012)
As a result of new research and promising practice, we have more clarity than ever about how we can fundamentally transform our developmental education system t... read more - Ahead of the Curve: State Success in the Developmental Education Initiative (December 2012)
Less than 25 percent of college students who take any developmental education courses earn a credential within eight years. Over the past three years, the six s... read more



