Breaking the Boundaries Between High School and College: How to Scale Success for Low-Income Students
Thousands of low-income students have earned associate’s degrees—for free—by the time they finished high school, thanks to early college designs JFF has spread nationally. Now JFF proposes a bold way to scale this proven model—a…
Recommended Technical and Essential Employability Competencies For College and Career Pathway Endorsements
Learn about the skills, knowledge, and experiences high school graduates in Illinois can use to show they are ready to enter a high-demand industry or pursue higher education. This report outlines technical and professional competencies…
Addressing a Major Barrier to Dual Enrollment: Strategies to Staff Up and Scale Up
A shortage of qualified instructors threatens to derail dual enrollment. Creating a long-term pipeline of faculty who can teach college in high school requires systemic solutions that align complex interests. A shortage of qualified instructors…
Supply, Demand, and Quality: Dual Enrollment and Teacher Credentialing in the Great Lakes Region
This piece looks at the Great Lakes region to explore key themes related to effective dual enrollment at scale: teacher credentialing, course quality, and how to fund growing demand. This piece looks at the Great…
A Chapter from "13 Ideas that Are Transforming the Community College World"
JFF contributes a chapter in the upcoming book, *13 Ideas that Are Transforming the Community College World*, edited by Terry O'Banion. In the chapter, titled “Eliminating the Gap Between High School and College: What the…
Integrating Earning College Credit in High Schools into Accountability Systems
Integrating Earning College Credit in High Schools into Accountability Systems Students who earn college credits by taking a college-level course while in high school are more likely to enter college and succeed. This paper encourages…
Eden Klein, Early College Student: Her Path to Law School and Beyond Starts at Mission Early College High School
Eden Klein, Early College Student: Her Path to Law School and Beyond Starts at Mission Early College High School Thanks to an early college high school program, Eden Klein graduated from the University of Texas…
Jordan Cedillo, Early College Student: Finding Confidence and a Career at Early College High School
Jordan Cedillo, Early College Student: Finding Confidence and a Career at Early College High School Jordan Cedillo credits her hometown’s early college high school program with giving her the confidence to accomplish her goals and…
How High Schools and Colleges Can Team Up to Use Data and Increase Student Success
How High Schools and Colleges Can Team Up to Use Data and Increase Student Success Ready or Not: It’s Time to Rethink the 12th Grade High schools and colleges could help many more young people…