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NAPE Welcomes
Institute for Women's Policy Research, Washington,
DC
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Upcoming Events
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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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Adult-Education
Leaders Visit Capitol Hill to Push for More Federal Dollars Jennifer
Gonzalez, Chronicle of Higher Education
During a recent joint meeting of the National
Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education
Consortium and the federal Office of Vocational and Adult Education,
Education Secretary Arne Duncan told the large crowd to expect more
cuts in Perkins funds for the 2012 fiscal year. He said that career-
and technical-education advocates must make a compelling case for
continued federal financial support by showing improved student
outcomes. Read
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Department
of Labor Announces H-1B Technical Skills Training Grants
Labor Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today announced
the availability of approximately $240 million through the H-1B
technical skills training grant competition. The U.S. Department of
Labor expects to fund 75-100 grants through a single solicitation. Individual
grants will range from $1 million to $5 million and will be
distributed through two rounds of funding. The projects to be funded
will help workers update current skills or acquire new ones so they
can enter career pathways leading to higher-paying jobs. Learn
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USAID
Establishes Office of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment
The U.S. Agency for International Development
established a new Office of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment.
Led by Senior Coordinator Carla Koppell, the office will work to
support entrepreneurship among women, increase female ownership of
land and housing worldwide, and lessen gender gaps in access to
technology and infrastructure. Learn
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U.S.
Companies Fail to Increase Women Directors, Study Finds Cecile Vannucci, Bloomberg
News
Women and minorities remain underrepresented in U.S.
corporate boardrooms, crimping companies' potential to lead in the
global economy, a report by the Alliance for Board Diversity showed.
White men held 73 percent of board seats at Fortune 100 companies
last year, up from 71 percent in 2004, according to the alliance,
which advocates the inclusion of women and minorities on corporate
boards. White women accounted for 15 percent in 2010, compared with
14 percent in 2004, while minorities made up 13 percent, down from 15
percent. Read
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Michigan
Community Colleges Learning to Better Train Low-Skilled Workers Summary from
CTE Policy Watch Blog
A new policy brief, sponsored by Jobs for the Future,
looks at Michigan's No Worker Left Behind (NWLB) initiative, a
community college led program designed to retrain tens of thousands
of adults to qualify for jobs in emerging and expanding sectors of
the economy. The program offers jobless, dislocated, and low-income
residents up to $5,000 in tuition, fees, and books each year, along
with related supports such as child care subsidies and transportation
assistance, for enrolling in up to two years of postsecondary
education. Read
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Winning
the Future: Improving Education for the Latino Community U.S. Department of Education
This report argues that the national cannot meet the
President's goal of leading the world in postsecondary attainment
without improving educational outcomes for Latino students. Winning
the Future highlights several strategies and existing initiatives designed
to boost Latino achievement along the education pipeline. Learn
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