Jobs for the Future Inc.
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For core support of the Stimulus Supports Technical Assistance Project
Date
Sep. 02, 2021
Duration
6 months
Description
For almost forty years,Jobs for the Future (JFF)has beena national leader in workforce development and education. JFF has worked across sectors to achieve improvement in labor market outcomes for youth and adults.JFF designsleading-edge education and workforce solutions, scales programs through national coalitions and networks, influences federal and state policy as well as employer and industry action, and invests capital to incubate new solutions and accelerate innovation.JFF will collaborate with recognized leaders in the fieldto design a multi-year initiative called,“Stimulus to Systems”. This planning project will set the stage for howfederal stimulus dollars can be leveraged to advance systems changethat support, expand, and sustain strong college and career pathways for Black, Latinx, first-generation college goers, and students experiencing poverty.
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For support of the Robust and Equitable Measures to Identify Quality Schools (REMIQS) project
Date
Sep. 13, 2018
Duration
15 months
Description
Student success in the twenty-first century is predicated upon more than academic performance, yet school quality evaluations continue to be over-reliant on academic indicators. While there are examples of good practice, there are neither nuanced measures nor universal structures to identify those schools that are beating the odds with underserved populations. The implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which requires schools to report against at least one non-academic indicator, opens new opportunities to evaluate school quality beyond test scores. Jobs for the Future’s (JFF) Robust and Equitable Measures to Identify Quality Schools (REMIQS) project will provide a model and rationale for incorporating a broader definition of student success into school quality evaluations, moving the field closer to using more authentic, contextual, and responsive data sources to identify bright spots that may be scaled, particularly for the benefit of underserved students. With Corporation support, JFF will refine the REMIQS design, prepare for implementation, and communicate the design and its findings to cross-sector stakeholder audiences.
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For development of state capacity to implement school designs that are aligned with college and career pathways
Date
Sep. 13, 2012
Duration
15 months
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For an initiative on making dropout and pushout issues a priority of high school reform
Date
Sep. 30, 2004
Duration
28 months