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Impact Profile of Eh Kaw Htoo: Finding Inclusion and Support Far from Home through Accelerating Opportunity

Impact Profile of Eh Kaw Htoo: Finding Inclusion and Support Far from Home through Accelerating Opportunity After spending his childhood in a Thai refugee camp, Eh Kaw Htoo came to America and was able to…

July 5, 2018
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The Breaking Through Practice Guide

The Breaking Through Practice Guide The *Breaking Through Practice Guide* was developed to help practitioners serve adults who have low literacy and math levels and who want to succeed in postsecondary education. JFF developed the…

May 29, 2018
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Breaking Through: The Initiative After One Year

Breaking Through: The Initiative After One Year This report summarizes activities and accomplishments from Breaking Through’s first year as they relate to the goal of increasing the number of low-skilled adults who succeed in postsecondary…

May 29, 2018
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Advancing Adults into Community College Programs: Data Tools from Breaking Through

Advancing Adults into Community College Programs: Data Tools from Breaking Through The goal of Breaking Through is to demonstrate that community colleges can restructure themselves to create clear pathways for low-skilled adults into professional/technical certificate…

May 29, 2018
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Promoting Persistence Through Comprehensive Supports

Promoting Persistence Through Comprehensive Supports This publication provides support and clarity to Accelerating Opportunity–involved colleges and other institutions that are looking for strategies to improve their ability to provide comprehensive supports to adult learners. This…

May 14, 2018
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New Evidence on Integrated Career Pathways: Final Impact Report for Accelerating Opportunity

New Evidence on Integrated Career Pathways: Final Impact Report for Accelerating Opportunity This final impact report describes the effect of Accelerating Opportunity (AO) on education and employment outcomes for underprepared adult learners. Related Content

May 14, 2018
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Transformational Teaching: A Team Approach

Transformational Teaching: A Team Approach It truly takes a village to help the nation’s 36 million adults with low basic skills access economic opportunities. JFF’s Accelerating Opportunity initiative has found extreme value in the team-teaching…

May 14, 2018
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Implementation of Accelerating Opportunity: Lessons for the Field

Implementation of Accelerating Opportunity: Lessons for the Field This report details the first three years of the Accelerating Opportunity initiative, diving into what worked and what lessons were learned along the way.     Related…

May 14, 2018
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Accelerating Opportunity: A Portrait of Students and Their Program Experiences from the 2014 Student Survey

Accelerating Opportunity: A Portrait of Students and Their Program Experiences from the 2014 Student Survey This report, performed in partnership with the Urban Institute, presents findings from a survey of students enrolled in Accelerating Opportunity…

May 14, 2018

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