Most Recent Publications

Paying for College: Distinguishing Between Cost and Price (December 2009)
With tuition rising, incomes falling, and savings decimated, paying for college is more difficult than ever, but college remains a wise investment when the vast... read more
Connecting Literacy and Work: Partnerships (November 2009)
With funding from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation, JFF’s Connecting Literacy and Work initiative is working with partners in five communities to st... read more
National Fund for Workforce Solutions: Principles and Policy Implications (November 2009)
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 ... read more
Innovations in College Readiness: How Early College Schools are Preparing Students Underrepresented in Higher Education for College Success (October 2009)
Immediately upon taking office, President Barack Obama articulated in speeches and policy what Americans already knew: achieving some form of education or train... read more
Working for Health: The Newsletter for Jobs to Careers: Promoting Work-Based Learning for Quality Care (Fall 2009)
Working for Health is the newsletter of Jobs to Careers: Promoting Work-Based Learning for Quality Care. It is produced by Jobs for the Future, the Nationa... read more
The Work-Based Learning Worksheet (October 2009)
This worksheet identifies the job competencies and tasks that are necessary for frontline workers to master in order for educators and employers to implement wo... read more
The Work-Based Learning Self Assessment Tool (October 2009)
This tool is designed to help education and employer partners determine how well the they have implemented work-based learning. The tool also suggests steps for... read more
The Sustainability Planning Tool (October 2009)
This set of worksheets provides educators and employers with sound methods and practices that they can use to sustain their commitment to career advancement for... read more
The Milestone Tool: Planning a Work-Based Learning Project (October 2009)
Careful planning is critical to the success of any project; partners can use this tool to guide their efforts to develop effective work-based learning methodolo... read more
Adult Education for Work: Transforming Adult Education to Build a Skilled Workforce (October 2009)
This guide outlines specific steps that policymakers, program administrators, and providers can take to begin transforming their current adult education program... read more