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
workforce Publications
- National Fund for Workforce Solutions: Experience and Evidence (November 2008)
The strategies of the National Fund for Workforce Solutions derive from strong evidence that workforce partnerships or intermediaries and sectoral approaches wo... read more - Better Together: Realigning Pre-College Skills Development Programs to Achieve Greater Academic Success for Adult Learners (November 2008)
How can states help working adults bolster pre-collegiate skills that restrain them from taking full advantage of college credit-level career and technical prog... read more - Learning and Working: Year One of the Jobs to Careers Initiative (November 2008)
Learning and Working highlights the challenges Jobs to Careers grantees have faced and their accomplishments over the first year of the initiative. J... read more - Exploring Rural Context and Opportunities: A Report to the National Fund for Workforce Solutions (February 2008)
In 2007, several national foundations and the U.S. Department of Labor launched the National Fund for Workforce Solutions, a $30 million effort to strength... read more - Working Solutions: Addressing the Workforce and Education Challenges of Black and Latino Males (January 2008)
In January 2008, more than 200 government and school officials along with business and community leaders discussed ways to help men of color overcome traditiona... read more - Partnering with One-Stop Career Centers: A "How To" Manual (January 2008)
From 1997 through 2007, Workforce Innovation Networks (WINs) worked with local employer organizations across the country that are on the cutting edge of workfor... read more - Creating Community Advancement Intermediaries: A "How To" Manual (January 2008)
From 1997 through 2007, Workforce Innovation Networks (WINs) worked with local employer organizations across the country that are on the cutting edge of workfor... read more - Providing Business Services: A "How To" Manual (January 2008)
From 1997 through 2007, Workforce Innovation Networks (WINs) worked with local employer organizations across the country that are on the cutting edge of workfor... read more - Building Employer-Responsive Workforce Systems at the State Level: A "How To" Manual (January 2008)
From 1997 through 2007, Workforce Innovation Networks (WINs) worked with local employer organizations across the country that are on the cutting edge of workfor... read more - Organizing and Supporting the Employer Role in Workforce Development (January 2008)
From 1997 through 2007, Workforce Innovation Networks (WINs) worked with local employer organizations across the country that are on the cutting edge of workfor... read more


