Most Recent Publications

Employer Guide to Adult Education for Work: Transforming Adult Education to Build a Skilled Workforce (October 2009)
This guide provides employers with a vision for new, more effective adult education programs, including the key elements to include in order to ensure greater s... read more
Background and Supporting Evidence for Adult Education for Work (October 2009)
This paper provides specific steps the adult education system can take to develop and implement career pathways systems of learning that move low-skilled adults... read more
International Trends in Adult Education and Lifelong Learning (October 2009)
This background paper reviews strategies and programs that other countries have designed to improve the basic skills of adults and the quality of the services a... read more
High School/Dual Enrollment Programs: Testimony Before the U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor (September 2009)
In testifying before the U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor, JFF Associate Vice President Michael Webb built upon the experience of the Early College H... read more
Investing in Human Capital: A Foundation for Lasting Prosperity (September 2009)
The United States must invest in expanding the supply of models that directly reduce poverty, writes JFF President and CEO Marlene B. Seltzer in this commentary... read more
Partnering with States: JFF's College Readiness Services (August 2009)
For almost 25 years, JFF has been a leader in helping state and district partners develop and implement a wide range of secondary school designs that prepare a... read more
Graduating America: Meeting the Challenge of Low Graduation-Rate High Schools (July 2009)
The federal government has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to stimulate significant progress in solving the nation's graduation crisis, according to this re... read more
Bringing Off-Track Youth Into the Center of High School Reform:
 Lessons and Tools from Leading Communities (July 2009)
Leaders in high school policy and practice confront the dual challenge of significantly improving their graduation rates while simultaneously preparing graduate... read more
Key Design Features of a GED to College Pathway (July 2009)
JFF is working to increase the range and number of high-quality pathways into and through postsecondary education for low-income young people. The GED ... read more
Key Design Features of Career First (July 2009)
JFF is developing Career First, a new postsecondary pathway offering young adults, ages 18-26, an alternative to a traditional two- or four-year degree. Ca... read more