Most Recent Publications

Creating Pathways to Advancement: A Manual for Project Developers (November 2004)
Developed by JFF, Creating Pathways to Advancement exemplifies a growing field of practice in career ladders and low-skilled worker advancement models. The Path... read more
Profiles of Partnerships, Programs, and Practices to Illustrate the U.S. Employment and Training Administration’s New Vision for Youth Services (October 2004)
The number of high-school-age students who do not complete high school is a serious challenge facing our educational and workforce systems. The Office of Youth ... read more
Double the Numbers: Increasing Postsecondary Credentials for Underrepresented Youth (July 2004)
This collection of essays is about strategies to strengthen our nation’s public education pipeline, particular our high schools and the postsecondary inst... read more
The Dropout Crisis: Promising Approaches in Prevention and Recovery (June 2004)
The number of high-school-age students who do not complete high school is a serious challenge facing our educational system. The very scope of the problem--and ... read more
The Early College High School Concept: Requisites for Success (June 2004)
Over three decades ago, Janet E. Lieberman conceived of the idea of Middle College, which places high schools on college campuses. This concept led directly int... read more
Speech: No Rim, All Hoop (May 2004)
Donna Rodrigues delivered the opening speech at "Exceeding Expectations," a May 2004 meeting of the partners and schools in the Early College Hig... read more
Programs that Advance Low-Wage, Low-Skill Workers: A Directory of Applicants to the 2003 Career Advancement Strategy Competition (April 2004)
JFF is undertaking a multi-year effort to accelerate the development and expansion of workforce strategies that advance lower-skilled individuals into better jo... read more
From the Prison Track to the College Track: Pathways to Postsecondary Success for Out-of-School Youth (April 2004)
Ideally, between the ages of 16 to 24 young people become confident, competent learners as they solidify academic, interpersonal, and social skills, explore fut... read more
Bridge to Postsecondary Success: High Schools in the Knowledge Economy (March 2004)
To thrive in the 21st-century economy, all young people need some education beyond high school. Bridge to Postsecondary Success suggests strategies fo... read more
Fair Cities: Employer-led Efforts That Produce Results for Ethnic Minorities (March 2004)
On average, ethnic minorities in the United Kingdom experience higher unemployment, lower pay, and fewer opportunities for advancement than whites. At the same ... read more