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NAPE Welcomes
ARCADIS,
Arlington, VA
Atlanta Technical College, Atlanta, GA
Tulsa Technology Center, Tulsa, OK
as New Affiliate
Members
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Upcoming Events
Education
Week Webinar: Improving Literacy for English-Language Learners: May 4, 2011, 2 p.m. EDT
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AAUW
National Convention: Breaking
through Barriers--Advocating for Change, June 16-19, 2011,
Washington, DC
CTEEC
National Conference:
Equity Works!,
September 15-16, 2011, Tulsa, OK
ACTE
2011 Convention: November 17-19, 2011, St. Louis,
MO
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Equal Pay Resources
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April 12th was Equal
Pay Day.
Two bills were reintroduced:
Rep. Holmes Norton and Sen. Harkin reintroduced
the Fair Pay Act (H.R.1493).
Rep. DeLauro, Sen. Mikulski, and Majority Leader Reid reintroduced
the Paycheck Fairness Act.
AAUW's new guide, The
Simple Truth about the Gender Pay Gap, provides
key facts, resources, and the latest information about the pay gap in
the United States.
Sarah Manzano Diaz, Women's Bureau Director, blogs "Where's
My 20?"
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Disclaimer
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Any opinions,
findings, and conclusions, or recommendations expressed in the
material published in the NAPE Update are those of the author(s) and
do not necessarily reflect the views of NAPE. Furthermore, inclusion
of a product, program, or practice in the NAPE Update does
not imply its endorsement by NAPE.
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Materials Use Policy
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Please note that
material found on NAPE's website or distributed via any other means
and created by the National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity
(NAPE) and/or the National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity
Education Foundation (NAPEEF) is copyrighted.
Learn
more about the materials use policy.
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National Alliance for
Partnerships
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PO Box 369
Cochranville, PA 19330
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NAPE 2011 Professional Development Institute
"Equity Matters in College
and Careers"
The
NAPE Executive Committee and staff thank the keynote speakers,
workshop presenters, and attendees for their contributions to the
2011 PDI's tremendous success!
Many
of the workshop presentations are now available on the NAPE
website.
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Government
Funded Through September 30, 2011
On April 15, President Obama signed into law H.R. 1473,
a continuing resolution (CR) to fund the federal government through
the remainder of FY2011. According to the House Appropriations
Committee summary, the bill provides $1.049 trillion in overall
spending for FY2011, which is nearly $40 billion less than spending
levels in FY2010, the last year in which Congress completed work on
all twelve appropriations bills.
Read Summary
from Women's Policy, Inc.
Read Fact
Sheet and Summary
from National Skills Coalition's Summary of the Cuts to Workforce
Program
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House
Passes FY2012 Budget Resolution
On April 15, the House passed, 235-193, the FY2012
budget resolution (H. Con. Res. 34), sponsored by Rep. Paul Ryan
(R-WI). According to the Budget Committee report, H. Con. Res. 34
would provide $1.14 trillion (budget authority) in discretionary
spending and $2.302 trillion in mandatory spending (budget
authority), for a total of $3.442 trillion in spending in FY2012.
This amount is $267.155 billion below President Obama's proposed
budget.
Read a General
Summary from Women's Policy Inc.
Read the National Skills Coalition's Summary
of Key Workforce-related Recommendations in the
Resolution
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Ed
Secretary Duncan Comments on FY 2012 Budget and Perkins
On April 19, Secretary Duncan addressed CTE state
officials and advocates attending the NASDCTEc spring meeting. He
directly commented about President Obama's decision to reduce Perkins
CTE funding in his FY 2012 budget proposal, telling the audience that
the reduction in funds was a painful choice that does not reflect the
Administration's support for CTE. Read His
Comments
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Several
New Bills Could Impact CTE Summary
from ACTE
A number of new bills have been introduced that could
affect CTE. Rep. Joe Donnelly (D-IN) reintroduced the AMERICA Works
Act, H.R.
1325, which would create a national skills
credential registry and give some priority to education and job
training programs leading to credentials in the registry. This bill
passed the House last year but was not considered by the Senate.
Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME) reintroduced the
SECTORS (Strengthening Employment Clusters to Organize Regional
Success) Act, S. 665,
and a companion bill was introduced in the House by Reps. Dave
Loebsack (D-IA) and Todd Platts (R-PA), H.R.
1240. This bill would support regional
partnerships to develop education and training programs in
high-growth industries.
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Girl
Shatters Stereotypes Under the Hood KETV Omaha
Auto mechanic has traditionally been a man's trade, but
a 17-year-old Omaha girl is changing that perception. Sydney Gard is
breaking barriers, showing her teachers and fellow students that
working on cars isn't just a guy thing. She'll even prove it at a
competition Thursday. "I've been the only girl for the last two
years," Gard said of Omaha's auto technology program. Gard won
the state motorcycle repair competition, and she's headed to the
state Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills competition, where officials bug
cars and students have to figure out how to fix them. Read
More
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High
School Students Want More Career Guidance, Poll Shows Connie Cass, AP
Most young adults between ages 18 to 24 give high
schools poor marks when it comes to preparing them for college and
the workforce, according to a poll by The Associated Press and
Viacom. Many students said their schools did not provide enough
guidance in helping them choose a career path or college and did not
provide enough information on securing financial assistance. Read
More
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Giving
Credit Where Credit Is Due: Creating a Competency-Based
Qualifications Framework for Postsecondary Education and Training CLASP
This report seeks to contribute to the conversation
about how to move the postsecondary and employment and training
fields toward a qualifications framework for awarding educational
credit for occupational education and training based on demonstrated
competencies. Access
Report
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Unfinished
Business: Building Equality for Women in the Construction Trades S Moir, M
Thomson, and C Kelleher
This report examines what it will take to achieve gender
equity in an industry that is on the rebound. Access
Report
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