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No Dead Ends Policy Road Map

Policy Recommendations for Ensuring Boundless Opportunities at School, at Work, and in Life
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July 8, 2024

At a Glance

No Dead Ends offers a common-sense, field-tested policy road map for re-engineering our education and workforce systems so everyone has boundless opportunities to advance through school, work, and life. 

Contributors
David Altstadt Director
David Bradley Senior Director
Mary Gardner Clagett Senior Director
Erica Cuevas Director
Gopika Mavalankar Senior Manager
Karishma Merchant Associate Vice President 
Ethan Pollack Senior Director
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Download a copy of our free, printable brochure summarizing each of the policy priorities from the full-length No Dead Ends policy road map. Like the road map, the brochure names a variety of bold, concrete policy actions that state and federal policymakers can take today to ensure learners and workers have boundless opportunities to advance.
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By signing the pledge, you will receive regular updates on JFF’s policy recommendations and will have opportunities to join our advocacy efforts to eliminate dead ends in our education and workforce systems for today’s learners and workers.

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