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NAPE Welcomes
Brazosport ISD, Clute, TX
Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, IA
South Georgia Technical College, Americus, GA
The Museum of Flight, Seattle, WA
as New Affiliate
Members
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NAPE
Invites You to Participate on a NAPE Committee
Participation involves attending quarterly conference
calls, working on one project, reporting committee activities and
results at the spring PDI, and meeting at the spring PDI.
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Upcoming Events
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STEM
Equity Pipeline Webinar: Cognitive Beliefs and
Cultural Variables Matter in STEM Career Development, March 22, 12:00
PM ET
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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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"
April
11-14, 2011
Doubletree
Crystal City, Arlington, VA
Advanced
Registration Extended to April 8, 2011
We
recognize that everyone is struggling with budget constraints.
Therefore, we have extended advanced registration to April 8, 2011,
5:00 pm EST. Until that time, full conference registration will be
$425 for members and $525 for nonmembers. An additional $50 fee will
apply to onsite registrations.
Public
Policy Day is Wednesday, April 13, 2011. Schedule Your Hill Visits
Now!
Direct
phone numbers and email addresses can be found on the Senators'
webpages at senate.gov
and the Representatives' webpages at house.gov.
1) Contact your Senators
and Representative by calling the U.S. Capitol Switchboard at
(202) 224-3121 or by calling their offices directly and asking for
their schedulers or staff dealing with education issues;and
2) Send an email or letter
attached to an email requesting a visit for Wednesday, April 13,
2011, any time after 2:00 pm. You can use this letter
template; and
3) A few days after you
send your letter, call the Congressperson's office and ask to speak
to the scheduler to confirm your appointment.
Hotel Reservations
The room block is almost
full. The reservation deadline is March 12, 2011. Make your hotel
reservations today!
Reserve
Online
or Call 1-800-222-8733
Reference NAPE Annual Conference
or the 3-letter reservation code NAC
Room Rate: $199 plus
tax.
Silent Auction is Tuesday, April 12, 2011, 5:00
pm
Don't forget to donate
unique items, state-specific products, or equity-related items for
our silent auction. You can bring the items to the PDI or ship them
to the National Office beforehand. All proceeds are used to support
the NAPE Education Foundation and its projects and are tax
deductible. This event is included in your registration fee.
Learn
more about the PDI at the NAPE website.
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Wednesday's
Spending Votes Will Lay Markers
Humberto
Sanchez, National Journal
Senators will make their case today for competing
visions of how to fund the government on Wednesday afternoon, getting
a chance to lay markers with two votes that will help determine where
negotiations go from here. Read
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White
House Releases Women in America: Indicators of Social and
Economic Well-Being Jack Lew, White House Blog
Women in America compiles statistics
from across the Federal government that indicate how women are faring
in the United States today and how their lives have changed over
time. This is the first comprehensive federal report on women since
1963, when the Commission on the Status of Women, established by
President Kennedy and chaired by Eleanor Roosevelt, produced a report
on the conditions of women. Read
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USDOL
Fund Transitional Jobs Programs for Low-Income Noncustodial Parents
and Ex-Offenders
The USDOL announced the availability of approximately
$40 million for Enhanced Transitional Jobs Demonstration grants to
help individuals with significant barriers to employment obtain the
skills they need through work opportunities. Learn
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Education,
Labor Secretaries Warn About Declining College Graduation Rate Alfred Lubrano, Philadelphia Inquirer
At a town hall meeting of community college educators,
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan warned that jobs will leave the
country unless graduation rates for community and four-year colleges
increase. Also at the meeting, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis announced
that her department is making $122 million available for grants to
community colleges. The grants would focus on so-called career
pathway programs that would help people pursue careers in in-demand
occupations, such as health care. Read
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Obama
White House Names First Male Social Secretary
The White House has named diplomatic staff member Jeremy
Bernard as social secretary, the first man to ever hold the job. Read
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In New
Food Culture, a Young Generation of Farmers Emerges Isolde Raftery, New York Times
Although the majority of farm ownership rests with
people over 55, there is "an emerging group of people in their
20s and 30s who have chosen farming as a career." Experts say
interest in farming among young people is higher than it has been for
decades. Read
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The
Conversation: John Ratzenberger's Center for America
Ratzenberger, who played Cliff the mailman on the hit
show "Cheers," grew up in Bridgeport, Conn., and held his
first job at the age of 9. His mother worked in a factory and his
father was a truck driver. An advocate of U.S. manufacturers for many
years, he told "World News'" David Muir that his show
"Made in America" sought to show respect and bring dignity
to such workers as truck drivers, welders, carpenters and plumbers. The
program aired on the Travel Channel for five seasons. Watch
Video from ABC News
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Hey,
Shorty!: A Guide to Combating Sexual Harassment and Violence in
Schools and on the Streets Joanne N. Smith, Mandy Van Deven
& Meghan Huppuch
Hey, Shorty! provides a detailed narrative of the
achievements and setbacks of a youth-led grassroots organizing
campaign and participatory action research project that uncovered
stark truths about the ubiquity of sexual harassment in young
people's lives. Learn
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Women
at Work Bureau of Labor Statistics
In addition to highlighting the past, present, and
future of women in the workforce, this Spotlight presents BLS data on
the types of activities that women spend their time doing during an
average week, how they choose to spend their hard-earned money, and
the nature of fatal injuries in the workplace. Learn
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What's
A Leg Got To Do With It?: Black, Female and Disabled in America Donna R. Walton
Walton's research explored what it means to be an
African American and live with a disability. She also found that
African American women with disabilities contribute
disproportionately to the population of under educated American women
and are least likely to have a high school diploma, do not vigorously
participate in the labor force because of the severity of the
disability, and are least likely to be married or living in a family
arrangement. Learn More
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