Most Recent Publications

Cost, Commitment, and Attainment in Higher Education: An International Comparison (May 2009)
JFF commissioned this report to provide an international perspective on the productivity agenda of Making Opportunity Affordable, a multiyear initiative focused... read more
Meeting the Invention Challenge: A Background Paper for Participants in a National Convening (May 2009)
A central challenge for education reformers today is how to promote the dramatic expansion of innovations that appear to be effective and scalable for students ... read more
Lessons from Achieving the Dream for Federal Efforts to Improve College Completion Rates (May 2009)
President Barack Obama has called for intensified efforts to increase degree attainment in the United States, arguing that raising education attainment rates wi... read more
Early College Students Surprise with Their Poise and Achievements (April 2009)
Stan Silverman, dean of the University of Akron’s Summit College in Ohio, gives his perspective on the college’s partnership with the Akron Public S... read more
Early College High School Initiative Core Principles (April 2009)
The 13 founding intermediary organizations of the Early College High School Initiative and their partners, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and JFF, hav... read more
College and Career Readiness for All Texas High School Graduates (March 2009)
This brief explains how Texas can implement a college-ready curriculum for all students, while preparing them for careers with advancement prospects and future ... read more
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Selected Funding Streams for Struggling Students and Disconnected Youth (March 2009)
On February 17, 2009, President Barack Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, better known as the economic stimulus plan. Congress and the Oba... read more
Making Opportunity Affordable Newsletter (March 2009)
  The newsletter reports on and supports State Opportunity Grants, a major element of the Making Opportunity Affordable initiative. Making Opportunity Affo... read more
Lessons from the Lone Star State: Designing a Sustainable Financial Model to Expand Early College High School in Texas (February 2009)
Texas is a national leader in creating early college high schools, an innovative small school model that blends secondary and postsecondary education with inten... read more
Making a Difference: New Ideas at Work Across the Commonwealth (January 2009)
On January 15, 2009, Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday, JFF’s Making a Difference breakfast focused on the commitment to education and economic dev... read more