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January 13, 2011

News from NAPE

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NAPE 2011 Professional Development Institute
"Equity Matters in College and Careers"

April 11-14, 2011
Doubletree Crystal City, Arlington, VA

Learn more at the NAPE website.

Chester County Technical College High School Student Receives National Award

Lilliana Guzman's auto tech instructor recommended that she participate in a contest sponsored by the National Car Care Council Women's Board. Guzman took her love of cars and the skills she learned from her uncle and in her school's auto service technology program and produced two-minute video on how to change an air filter. The rest is history. Guzman was selected as the 2010 winner. Read More

NAPE has worked with a team at the Technical College High School to implement the Five-Step Program Improvement Process. Please contact Mimi Lufkin at 610-593-8038 or mimilufkin@napequity.org to discuss how NAPE can work in your schools to increase the participation and completion of students in courses of study that are nontraditional for their gender.

News from Washington

State Department to Add Women's Council (Summary from AAUW)

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton recently announced her intention to launch the International Council on Women's Business Leadership, the first of its kind at the State Department. The council is intended to provide guidance and assistance in State Department negotiations, strategies, and policies, particularly with regard to matters concerning women's economic empowerment. The advisory committee will meet at least once a year and is expected to provide a unique source of expertise and insight to the U.S. government.

Articles & Publications

Where the Jobs Are in 2001 Ruth Mantell, Wall Street Journal

A good job is still hard to find for many people, though recent labor-market data indicate that the employment situation may be slowly improving. While the economy is adding jobs at lower levels than workers would like, analysts expect buds of growth in a wide range of service jobs this year -- retail, information technology, professional, scientific and technical jobs -- as well as continuing growth in the health-care industry. Read More

Community Colleges to Participate in Accountability Pilot Program Mike Hasten, NewsStar.com

Currently, a higher education institution's success is judged by how many students advance and graduate on time. But what if you technically don't have "graduates" who fit into the nationally accepted definition of a student who enrolls, maintains steady progress and earns a diploma within six years? Community and technical colleges nationwide have been asked to pilot an accountability system to judge success of schools in their own mold, not compared to traditional four-year schools. Read More

Study Less, Earn More--at Least in the Beginning Michael Vasquez, Miami Herald

Graduates with career-driven degrees from a community college tend to out-earn those with a bachelor's degree from a four-year school. At least initially. Read More

Construction Sector Still in Dumps, but Readying for Future Kevin G. Hall, McClatchy Newspapers

The construction sector has been hit harder than perhaps any other in the U.S. economy, suffering the near-collapse of residential and commercial building since 2007. So it might seem strange that builders fear a coming shortage of skilled labor, but they do. They're taking steps to solve that problem by working proactively with school systems to teach kids how to use math on the work site, in an effort to spark interest and boost skills. Read More

Allocating Federal Funds for State Programs for English Language Learners National Research Council

This report calls for federal policymakers to change the funding formula for ELL grants to incorporate state-level counts of students with limited English proficiency in addition to the Census Bureau data now used to identify them. Learn More

Community College and High School Partnerships CCRC

This issue brief examines collaborative efforts between community colleges and high schools that increase the chances of students completing some form of postsecondary training. Learn More

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