From time to time SkillUp Washington comes across great articles, research, or papers that highlight key issues related to post secondary education. There are many reports we could publish but those found here are ones that have been most helpful to our Collaborative and we hope to you as well.
2009 Workforce and Education Reports:
- Post-Secondary Completion RFP
- Final Peer Learning Report (On Ramp and Bridge Programs)
- Education & Workforce Opportunites for Homeless & At Risk Families
- Strategic Action Plan
- Program Design: Project Self-Sufficiency for Homeless Families and Singles
National Publications:
(1) Sector Strategies in Brief by Maureen Conway
An Excerpt: “This publication is designed to provide a concise overview of the elements and outcomes associated with sector work. Created as a companion to Sectoral Strategies for Low-Income Workers: Lessons from the Field, the piece includes a concise definition of the sector strategy, key outcomes achieved by sector program participants and examples of several innovative sector initiatives operating today.”
Source: Workforce Strategies Initiative
An Excerpt: “The federal government last reauthorized its investment in the nation’s workforce system in 1998 with the Workforce Investment Act. As Congress and the Obama Administration move forward with reauthorizing WIA, building on the successes of the current system gives us a head start. WIA is also an important vehicle for aligning incentives and strategies across economic development, secondary and postsecondary education, and the employment and workforce systems, and for doing so at the federal, state and local levels.
JFF provides these recommendations to help Congress revisit the act as part of a broader push for coherent, comprehensive, and effective support of workforce and economic development in the nation.”
Source: Jobs for the Future
(3) The Condition of Education 2009 in Brief
An Excerpt: “The Condition of Education 2009 in Brief contains a summary of 12 of the 46 indicators in The Condition of Education 2009. The topics covered include: public and private enrollment in elementary/secondary education; projections of undergraduate enrollment; student achievement from the National Assessment of Educational Progress in reading and mathematics; status dropout rates; immediate transition to college; educational attainment; expenditures for elementary and secondary education; and undergraduate fields of study.”
Source: U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences
(4) Workforce System Results 2008
An Excerpt: “The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is pleased to present this overview of performance results for the period ending March 31, 2008. The programs highlighted herein reinforce ETA’s commitment to helping people find jobs and to connect employers to workers.The goal of the workforce investment system is to improve the quality of the workforce and to strengthen the nation’s competitiveness in the 21st century global economy. Common performance measures, applicable to many of ETA’s programs, focus on gaining employment, employment retention, earnings, and other elements to ensure that the nation’s youth, adult and dislocated workers have the skills necessary to succeed in a global environment. ETA will continue to align programs to promote talent development and address economic needs faced by communities, regions, states, and the nation as a whole.”
Source: National Workforce Association and U.S. Department of Labor
(5) Working Learners - Educating our entire workforce for success in the 21st century
An Excerpt: “This paper presents ways to build upon President Obama’s Pell Grant and unemployment insurance proposals so that government programs and services help “working learners” combine employment and education over their working lives so they may advance through successful careers, however circumstances in the economy may change, and contribute to our national economic success.”
Source: Center for American Progress