Most Recent Publications

Strategies for Improving Outcomes for Disconnected Youth (July 2012)
JFF submitted responses [use top link] to the U.S. Department of Education’s recent Request for Information (RFI) on strategies to improve outcomes for di... read more
Where to Begin? The Evolving Role of Placement Exams for Students Starting College (August 2012)
For years, colleges have used placement exams to determine whether to deem incoming students “college ready” or assign them to developmental educati... read more
Impact Profile of Brittany Williams: Fate Leads to "ANEW" Opportunity (July 2012)
JFF programs and partners help low-skilled workers gain the experience, credentials, and confidence to improve their economic opportunity. Here is one story of ... read more
Innovations in Labor Market Information and Their Application (August 2012)
This action brief draws on “Innovations in Labor Market Information and Their Application,” a workshop presented at the GreenWays to Good Jobs Peer ... read more
An Examination of the Information Technology Job Market (August 2012)
Job opportunities in the information technology sector will increase by 8 percent over the next four years, according to the real-time and traditional labor mar... read more
Preparing for the BEST: Economic Security and Career Literacy Resource Guide (July 2012)
Preparing for the BEST focuses on one element of a good job: sufficient and adequate income. This guide can provide an accurate picture of what wage level will ... read more
Aid and Innovation: How Federal Financial Aid Policy Impacts Student Success and How States Can Respond (June 2012)
From Washington to Connecticut, Arkansas to Indiana, state policymakers and community college leaders are focused on building completion pathways to ensure that... read more
The High School Graduation Initiative's Spring Technical Assistance Institute: "Recovery Programming: Growing and Aligning Efforts for Impact" (June 4-5, 2012)
  This two-day institute was hosted by the U.S. Department of Education (which funds the HSGI), with assistance from JFF. The institute's objective's were ... read more
The Promise of Career Pathways Systems Change (June 2012)
This paper, written for the U.S. Department of Labor, focuses on the various roles and actions that Workforce Investment Act (WIA) systems, including state and ... read more
A Growing Jobs Sector: Health Informatics (June 2012)
Credentials that Work utilizes innovations in the collection and use of real-time labor market information to assist community colleges and workforce developmen... read more