JFF’s Federal Policy Blueprint for the Trump Administration
In a new memo to President-Elect Donald Trump, Vice President-Elect JD Vance, and their transition team, JFF breaks down our federal education and workforce policy recommendations for the incoming Trump Administration and presents a unifying, practical, bipartisan plan to eliminate the dead ends that millions of people in this country face every day at school, at work, and in their lives.
New JFF Poll Finds Voters Want Policies to Promote Economic Opportunity in President's First 100 Days
A new JFF survey of 1,800 registered voters in September 2024 finds that 3 in of 4 voters want the next president to take action in his or her first 100 days to support apprenticeship and skills-based hiring. The results also reveal voter support for digital skills training, affordable child care, alternatives to traditional four-year degrees, and other education and workforce priorities core to JFF's No Dead Ends campaign.
JFF Hosts Panel Discussion with Harris and Trump Surrogates to Discuss Priorities for Eliminating Dead Ends
Almost 400 attendees tuned in for JFF's bipartisan policy panel on Sept. 30, 2024, to watch policy experts Michael Brickman, Denise Forte, Seth Harris, John Pallasch, and JFF CEO Maria Flynn discuss the future of federal education and workforce policy with JFF Policy & Advocacy AVP Karishma Merchant and moderator Paul Fain from "The Job" newsletter. Watch the recording on YouTube to hear what the panelists had to say about voter perspectives on policies from each political party and on JFF's federal No Dead Ends policy priorities.
JFF Poll of Registered Voters Reveals Strong Bipartisan Support for Prioritizing Employment and Education Issues
A June 2024 survey of registered voters commissioned by JFF revealed that voters are dissatisfied with the attention policymakers are giving to the key issues they care about most and that voters across party lines favor JFF's No Dead Ends policy recommendations.
No Dead Ends Policy Road Map for Ensuring Boundless Opportunities
JFF’s No Dead Ends policy agenda recommends bold, concrete actions that state and federal policymakers can take today to lay the foundation for a reimagined learn-and-work system with no dead ends to economic advancement.
Here's What Voters Want the Next President to Do for Higher Ed
Katherine Mangan from The Chronicle of Higher Education covers the results of JFF's September survey of 1,800 registered voters and JFF's bipartisan virtual panel of political experts on the future of education and workforce policy on Sept. 30. The survey found that 84% of respondents said it was somewhat or very important for the next president to support apprenticeships and skills-first hiring in his or her first 100 days.
Why Workforce Development Must be a Federal Priority
JFF Workforce Policy Director Taylor Maag explains in an op-ed for RealClear Education why workforce development is a powerful tool for equipping current and future workers with the skills they need to thrive in today’s economy. Maag urges federal policymakers to invest in workforce development and cites JFF's new survey of registered voters, which finds that 81% support creating more affordable and flexible alternatives to the traditional four-year college degree, including job training and models like apprenticeships.
The Education Issue Voters Want Candidates to Talk About
Politico covers JFF's poll of registered voters and discussion of results with Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Representative Lloyd Smucker (R-PA).
Introducing No Dead Ends: This Super Tuesday, Here’s a Policy Agenda Both Sides Can Agree On
Jobs for the Future is launching a national campaign calling on candidates to support policies that put an end to dead ends to economic opportunity.
