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JFF designs, scales, and influences work that transforms America’s education and workforce development systems to ensure economic advancement for all. Now is the best time to fund this critical work. Get in touch today to learn more.
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JFFLabs
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JFFLabs partners with visionary entrepreneurs, Fortune 500 companies, and investors to foster innovative solutions that create positive change in education and workforce systems.
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Center for Apprenticeship & Work-Based Learning
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This tried-and-true training model has been around for so long because it works. JFF is a leader in expanding apprenticeship and work-based learning to new industries and professions.
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Accelerating Opportunity
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JFF helps low-skilled adults advance to better jobs by combining Adult Basic Education and career and technical training, reducing the time to earn valued credentials in a rapidly changing labor market.
Projects We Manage and Scale
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Pathways to Prosperity Network
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We are boldly reimagining how U.S. education and workforce systems meet state and regional talent needs and prepare young people for careers.
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Early College
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Earning college credit in high school is a proven way for low-income students to get a jump on a college degree. JFF leads expansion of this national model.
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TAACCCT Comprehensive Technical Assistance
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Supply or demand? We do both. JFF helps community colleges and employers identify ways to prepare workers with the skills local industries need to thrive.
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Student Success Center Network
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Policy Leadership Trust
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This select group of education leaders lets experience be their guide in developing state and federal policies that help students attain credentials for greater success in the labor market.
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Policy at JFF
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JFF’s policy team offers fresh ideas on education, poverty alleviation, and workforce issues that prepare students and workers for the jobs of the future and boost our nation's economy.
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Student-Centered Learning Research Collaborative
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Bridging the worlds of research, practice, and policy, we investigate student-centered approaches to improve outcomes for learners from all backgrounds.
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Congressional Staff Network
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Since 2008, JFF has convened a Congressional Staff Network that supports the knowledge sharing among congressional staff concerning workforce-related education, training, and employment policy issues currently confronting the federal government and Congress.
Thought Leadership
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Jobs for the Future of Work: Supporting Workers and Employers as Technology and Talent Transform
At JFF, it's in our DNA to connect decision makers, shape conversations, create partnerships, develop systems and programs, and influence practice-informed policy.
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What DACA Taught Us about Supporting Vulnerable Students
The fate of the Dreamers remains up for grabs, as Congress and the White House spar over competing policy priorities that could determine the future of this vulnerable group. Lawmakers must improve, rather than erode, the shaky protections under DACA.