In today's economy, at least some college education is key to
a family-sustaining career, yet too many young people leave high
school unprepared for an increasingly complex economy. Jobs for
the Future studies, supports, and develops ways to provide young
people—particularly those who are poorly served by current
educational and employment systems—with the learning and
credentials they need to make the transition to productive adulthood.
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Accelerated Learning Policy Forum
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Agenda At-a-Glance
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Welcome to Accelerated Learning: Shaping Public Policy to Serve Unde... |
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Advancing the Dual Agenda in High School Reform
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In 2007, Jobs for the Future launched a multi-year effort to promote the adoption and implementation of policies at the state and national levels that advance the “dual agenda” of high achievement and... |
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Boston High School Renewal
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Jobs
for the Future is a core partner in Boston’s High School
Renewal initiative, along with the Boston Plan for Excellence,
the Boston Private Industry Council, and the Center for Collaborative
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Bridging the Divide
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Expanding credit-based transition
programs that blend secondary and postsecondary education is now
at the top of the agenda of many educators and policymakers who
are working to improve the natio... |
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Career First: Filling a Critical Gap in Postsecondary Options
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The goal of CAREER FIRST, a program model being developed by JFF, is to BUILD A NEW, HIGH-QUALITY PATHWAY THAT IMPROVES POSTSECONDARY OUTCOMES FOR OLDER YOUTH, ages 18-26.
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Connected by 25
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For as many as 30 percent of our young people, the road
to a productive adulthood is interrupted well before they secure
the postsecondary skills and credentials that are essential for
citizen... |
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Data Quality Campaign
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The Data Quality Campaign is a national, collaborative effort to encourage and support state policymakers to: Improve the collection, availability, and use of high-quality education data; and Implem... |
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Double the Numbers 2007
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A National Conference hosted by Jobs for the Future
Washington, DC
October 4-5, 2007
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DTN 07 Presentations and MaterialsMore than 500 leaders, including rep... |
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Early College High School Initiative
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Early college high school is a bold approach, based on the principle that academic rigor, combined with the opportunity to save time and money, is a powerful motivator for students to work hard and me... |
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Fate of the American Dream
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In September 2005, top corporate, education, and workforce policymakers
came together to address the failure to prepare the nation for
the demands of the knowledge-based global economy of the 21st
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GED to College
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JOBS FOR THE FUTURE IS WORKING TO INCREASE THE RANGE AND NUMBER OF HIGH-QUALITY PATHWAYS INTO AND THROUGH POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION FOR LOW-INCOME YOUNG PEOPLE, especially those most in danger of being ... |
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Increasing Postsecondary Success of Low-Income Young Adults
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JOBS FOR THE FUTURE HAS EMBARKED ON A MULTIYEAR EFFORT TO INCREASE THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF PATHWAYS TO POSTSECONDARY CREDENTIAL ATTAINMENT for the young people most in danger of being left behind ... |
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Making Opportunity Affordable
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Visit the Making Opportunity Affordable Web Site
The Initiative
Making Opportunity Affordable is a multi-year initiative focused on increasing productivity within U.S. higher education, p... |
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Multiple Education Pathways Blueprint Initiative
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The Multiple Educational Pathways Blueprint Initiative, a groundbreaking initiative funded by the U.S. Department of Labor, provides an opportunity for seven mid-sized cities to build a system of ne... |
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University Park Campus School, Clark University Institute for Student Success
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Few urban high schools
working with students who are demographically underrepresented in higher
education have been able to prepare all of their students to attend college. JFF
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