Most Recent Publications

Testing Ground: How Florida Schools and Colleges Are Using a New Assessment to Increase College Readiness (September 2011)
Across the nation, state governments and private foundations are pursuing the long-elusive goal of improving college completion rates. Driving these efforts is ... read more
Scaling Up Breaking Through: 2010 Evaluations (September 2011)
Breaking Through has engaged over 40 colleges across the country in redesigning programs to help low-skilled adults acquire the skills necessary to succeed in p... read more
Employer-paid Tuition Advancement for Low-income Workers (August 2011)
While many employers offer tuition reimbursement, few lower-income employees can afford to pay that cost up front and wait to get the money back. Also, most r... read more
Connecticut Health Care Workforce Assessment (August 2011)
During the current economic downturn, health care has been among the few industries to maintain its overall levels of employment, even increasing employment in ... read more
Designing STEM Pathways through Early College: Ohio's Metro Early College High School (August 2011)
JFF prepared this profile of Metro Early College High School in Columbus, Ohio, as part of our ongoing work to support the development of six STEM early college... read more
Building Integrated Pathways to Sustainable Careers: An Introduction to the Accelerated Opportunity Initiative (August 2011)
The core belief of Accelerating Opportunity is that postsecondary credentials are the gateway to family-supporting wages—and that those credentials are cr... read more
Incentives for Early Graduation: How Can State Policies Encourage Students to Complete High School in Less than Four Years? (August 2011)
Many state legislatures are currently considering bills that would encourage students to complete high school in less than four years. Such policies can enable ... read more
High Flyers: Policies and Strategies that Boost Developmental Education Success in Florida's Community Colleges (July 2011)
Florida’s statewide developmental education policies shed light on potential ways to improve the success of students who begin their college careers in de... read more
A Green Career Pathways Framework: Postsecondary and Employment Success for Low-Income, Disconnected Youth (July 2011)
One of the most promising developments of the past several years is the emergence of a green economy. With environmental awareness growing across this country, ... read more
The DEI Self-Assessment Tool (July 2011)
The Self-Assessment Tool is the latest product from the Developmental Education Initiative. All states—whether or not they participate in DEI—can us... read more