The Opportunity Gap in Career and Technical Education
Preparing for Perkins Act Reauthorization

Wednesday 17^th April 2013
3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Russell Senate Building SR -325

SPEAKERS

• Mimi Lufkin, CEO, National Alliance for Partnership in Equity
• Jeanette Thomas, Equity Consultant, Iowa Department of Education
• Ariane Hegewisch, Study Director, Institute for Women’s Policy Research
• Mary Gatta, Senior Scholar, Wider Opportunities for Women
• Fatima Goss Graves, Vice President for Education & Employment, National Women’s Law Center (moderator)

Pathways to Postsecondary Success for Pregnant and Parenting Teens

Hosted by the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR)

Student Parent Success Initiative (SPSI)

Friday, April 12, 2013 1:00—2:15 p.m. E.T.

For too many teen parents, parenthood marks the end of their high school careers as well as any aspirations these young parents may have harbored for attending college. Many programs do exist to support pregnant and parenting teens in completing high school, but fewer focus intensively on college preparation. This webinar will highlight findings from a forthcoming IWPR report on teen parent programs that actively promote transitions to college in addition to high school graduation. The panel will feature the perspectives of leaders from three of the promising approaches highlighted in the report and leading advocates for teen parents and the programs working to assist them.

Speakers:

• Cindy Costello, Ph.D., author of upcoming IWPR Pathways paper
• Pat Paluzzi, President /CEO, Healthy Teen Network
• Susan Carparelli, President and CEO, Florence Crittenton
  Services of Colorado, Denver, CO
• Andrea DeSantis, New Heights Program Manager, Washington, DC
• Anne Teschner, Director, The Care Center, Holyoke, MA
• Moderator: Tiffany Boiman, Senior Outreach and Policy Analyst, IWPR

Topics will include:

• Highlights and key findings from IWPR’s forthcoming report on pathways to postsecondary success for pregnant and parenting teens.
• An overview of policies and programs that support efforts to help pregnant and parenting teens complete high school and pursue college careers.
• Testimonials and expertise of program officials representing three distinct program models that encourage both high school completion and college attendance for teen parents.
  
  

Participants will have the opportunity to submit questions and comments to presenters.

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Read news and updates on student parent programs and research in our monthly SPSI Newsletter.

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Improving Career Opportunities for Immigrant Women In-Home Care Workers:

Developments and Challenges

Hosted by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research and Caring Across Generations

Tuesday, April 9

12 noon – 1 p.m. E.T.

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This webinar highlights findings from an IWPR report released in February, Improving Career Opportunities for Women In-Home Care Workers. The report, conducted in collaboration with the Caring Across Generations campaign, addresses how conditions for immigrant women employed as in-home care workers, as well as for those who receive care, can be improved through systematic training and practical coursework. The webinar will outline topics from the report including examples of training and career ladder programs that target the specific needs of immigrants, state-by-state requirements and credentials for care workers, and the benefits of these programs for the care workers and the elderly, disabled, and chronically ill for whom they provide care.

Topics include:

• Examples of training that builds on English-as-a-Second Language (ESL) eduation; financial supports for training; and national standards and regulations, that also cover independently employed care workers.
• Current training requirements for in-home care workers and developments through the federally funded PCAS pilot programs
• Credentials for home care workers
• Examples of how training and career development affects workers

Speakers include:

• Dr. Jane Henrici, Study Director and author of the report, Institute for Women's Policy Research
• Steven Edelstein, National Policy Director, Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute
• Jessica Brill Ortiz, National Advocacy Coordinator, Direct Care Alliance
• Robin Shaffert, Policy Director, Caring Across Generations

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STAND for Women Conference set for April 6 at Pullman Hotel

http://www.marshall.edu/pressrelease.asp?ID=3045

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University Women’s Studies Program will host the biennial STAND for Women Conference on Saturday, April 6, at the Pullman Plaza Hotel in downtown Huntington.

Dr. Greta Rensenbrink, director of the Women’s Studies Program and conference organizer, said the event was conceived as a conference about women and issues relevant to women’s lives, and is intended for community members, activists, faculty and students.

With the theme “Weaving Communities, Crossing Boundaries,” the works presented at the conference are an examination of the ways multiple identity positions shape and constrain women’s experiences. Presentations at the conference will look at both the historical roots of women’s activism and present-day activists. They also will examine the global context of women’s lives, as well as the personal and political consequences of policies that affect women.

“Our conference committee has worked to bring together a diverse group of speakers and presenters, with a special emphasis on creating a dynamic and engaged place for students to present their work,” Rensenbrink said. “We celebrate the contributions of new voices in academia and activism. The interdisciplinary perspective and diversity of participating voices promise an exciting and challenging event.”

Weekend events for the conference actually kick off at 7 p.m. on Friday at the Marshall University Foundation Hall, home of the Erickson Alumni Center, with a discussion by keynote speaker Dr. Heidi Hartmann. Hartmann is president of the Washington-based Institute for Women’s Policy Research and is an expert on issues of pay equity, fair housing and education. She will be speaking about the status of women in the United States and specifically in West Virginia. A reception will follow.

The opening session Saturday will begin at 8:30 a.m. and the conference will end at 5:30 p.m. At lunch, author Sue Williams Silverman will give a talk about her most recent book, “Fearless Confessions: A Writer’s Guide to Memoir,” in which she explores how she found her own creative voice and why memoir can help lead to both personal and communal salvation.

The conference will end with a viewing of Blis Devault’s 2011 documentary, “Roller Derby Queens,” starting at 3:45 p.m. The film follows several veterans and one rookie skater from the Cincinnati Rollergirls team, exploring the many often-surprising dimensions of what derby means to the women involved. A panel discussion with members of the Jewel City Rollergirls, the local derby team, will take place after the film.

Seventy people representing six states (West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania and Illinois) and Washington, D.C., are registered for the conference. Space is still available. Those who want to register can find registration forms and instructions on the Women’s Studies website at http://www.marshall.edu/wpmu/womenstu. For more information, contact Rensenbrink at rensenbrink@marshall.edu.

Immigration Pathways and Career Training for In-Home Care Workers

Ai-Jen Poo, Co-Director, Caring Across Generations and Executive Director,
National Domestic Workers Alliance

Leslye Orloff, Director, National Immigrant Women’s Advocacy Project,
American University Washington College of Law

Jane Henrici, Study Director,
Institute for Women’s Policy Research

What’s Achievable in the U.S.

Powerpoint

Heidi Hartmann
President
Institute for Women's Policy Research

Areas of expertise: women and the economy, workforce participation, employment, pay equity, retirement security

Note: Registration is open through Wednesday, 1-30-13 Anyone desiring to attend after this date will just walk in at the door, but cannot be guaranteed the lunch will be available.  (Please wait to check in until all prepaid or reserved people have checked in for seating)

Press:  Please email :info@national-economists.org with your attendance status and the date of attendance. It will be assumed that lunch is NOT requested.   If lunch is requested, please contact me in advance, prior to the date of the event, for registration and payment instructions.
Credit Card payment is non refundable but you may substitute someone in your place for attendance.

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Financing Child Care for College Students with Children:

Opportunities to Support Two Generations of Learners

Hosted by the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR)

Student Parent Success Initiative (SPSI)

Friday, November 30, 2012, 1:00-2:15 p.m. E.T.

Speakers:

• Anne Mitchell, President, Early Childhood Policy Research , co-founder, Alliance for Early Childhood Finance, and former President, National Association for the Education of Young Children.
• Todd Boressoff, Toolkit author, and President, Boressoff Early Childhood Consultancies
• Christine Johnson-Staub, Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Law and Social Policy
• Lynn Edlefson, Director, University of Wisconsin Office of Child Care and Family 
  Resources and Board Treasurer, National Coalition for Campus Children's Centers
• Moderator: Tiffany Boiman, Senior Outreach and Policy Analyst, IWPR

Access to high-quality early care and education (ECE) can have critical multi-generational benefits. It improves children's social and cognitive outcomes and enhances parents' ability to fulfill their educational and career ambitions, and provide economic security for their families. College students with children are often single parents, and are more likely than other students to be first generation college students and to have low-incomes. The stakes are high for these students and the families they support.

This webinar highlighted a variety of federal, state, and local funding sources that can, and have been, harnessed to launch and maintain child care resources for college students. It shared findings from a toolkit on financing child care for students with children, by IWPR and the National Coalition of Campus Children's Centers.

Topics included:

• The role of early childhood education in student parent success, and how it might be better integrated into postsecondary education systems.
• Real-world examples of federal, state, and local funding sources that have been used to fund child care for student parents; and
• Perspectives on fundraising from campus early care and education professionals.