Most Recent Publications

Innovations in Developmental Math: Community Colleges Enhance Support for Nontraditional Students (April 2011)
Nearly 60 percent of incoming community college students are unprepared for college-level work and must take at least one pre-college, “developmental&rdqu... read more
Greening Community Colleges: An Environmental Path to Improving Educational Outcomes (April 2011)
The emerging and expanding green economy has the potential to create not just jobs, but career opportunities across the United States as green manufacturing, gr... read more
The Effectiveness of WIA's Employment and Training Services: JFF Congressional Testimony (April 2011)
On April 7, 2011, JFF Policy VP Ray Uhalde testified before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies... read more
Public Junior College and School District Partnership Program to Provide Dropout Recovery: Testimony before the Texas State Senate (April 2011)
On April 5, 2011, JFF's Rebecca E. Wolfe testified in support of Texas Senate Bill 975, which "would enable smaller districts—whose need to address t... read more
Community-based Organizations and Union Apprenticeship Programs: A GreenWays Initiative Technical Assistance Webinar (April 2011)
Community-based organizations around the country prepare workers for entry-level green jobs that have opportunities to advance to jobs that are higher level, hi... read more
Life Beyond Early College: Strategies for Success (webinar) (March 24, 2011)
Webinar Presenters: Michael Webb, AVP, Jobs for the Future (moderator) Michael Nakkula, Professor, University of Pennsylvania Kaitlin Kelley, Alumni Support C... read more
Early College Graduates: Adapting, Thriving, and Leading in College (March 2011)
In 2003, JFF funded a research team from the Harvard Graduate School of Education to lead a longitudinal qualitative study on the experiences of students at two... read more
Unconventional Wisdom: A Profile of the Graduates of Early College High School (March 2011)
For many young people, early college high schools are opening the door to higher education and better-paying careers. The 230 early college schools serve more t... read more
Making the Grade: Texas Early College High Schools Prepare Students for College (2011)
Across the state of Texas, 10,000 students attend 49 early college high schools and 5 ECHS/T-STEM (Texas Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) blended sch... read more
Accelerating College Readiness: Lessons from North Carolina's Innovator Early Colleges (March 2011)
Half of all states have at least one early college, but North Carolina leads the nation with 71 early colleges, each located on the campus of a partnering highe... read more