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 Panel Discusses Future of Education and Workforce Policy
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.
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).
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.
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.
JFF Hosts Panel Discussion with Harris and Trump Surrogates to Discuss Priorities for Eliminating Dead Ends
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