Research & Reports
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.
Most Recent Publications
- Rx for a New Health Care Workforce: Advisory Group (March 2010)
If our nation is to dramatically increase access to and the affordability and quality of health care, an essential element will be broad-based partnerships that... read more - Rx for a New Health Care Workforce: Agenda (March 2010)
If our nation is to dramatically increase access to and the affordability and quality of health care, an essential element will be broad-based partnerships that... read more - Policies Paved the Way: Early College Innovation in North Carolina (February 2010)
Since 2004, the state of North Carolina has started over 100 innovative high schools, including 70 early college high schools. Although the schools are young, t... read more - Workforce Solutions Week: 2010 Planning Guide (February 2010)
This Planning Guide is designed to help partners involved in any of JFF's four affiliated career advancement initiatives stage events to celebrate Workforce Sol... read more - Rebuilding America's Workforce: A National Fund for Workforce Solutions Brochure (January 2010)
This brochure details the origins, mission, and strategies of the National Fund for Workforce Solutions, a partnership unprecedented in its scope. Nearly 200 fu... read more - Credit/Skills Recovery Pilot Project: Documentation Report for the Boston Public Schools (January 2010)
In support of Boston Superintendent Carol Johnson’s Acceleration Agenda and call for “graduation for all,” the Boston Public Schools launched ... read more - Mobilizing a Cross-Sector Collaborative for Systemic Change: Lessons from Project U-Turn, Philadelphia’s Campaign to Reduce the Dropout Rate (January 2010)
Cities across the country seeking a coordinated strategic approach to reducing dropout rates look to Philadelphia, where a sustained cross-sector partnership&md... read more - Calculating Cost-Return for Investments in Student Success (December 2009)
In 2007 and 2008, 13 colleges and universities participated in Investing in Student Success, a project of Jobs for the Future and the Delta Project on Postsecon... read more - Implementing the National Fund for Workforce Solutions: The Baseline Evaluation Report (December 2009)
In 2009, a team of researchers completed the Baseline Evaluation Report for the National Fund for Workforce Solutions, a multi-year initiative launched in 2007 ... read more - Time to Completion Project Overview (December 2009)
Time to Completion As part of the College Productivity Initiative, Jobs for the Future developed the Time to Completion project. Many barriers that extend stud... read more



