SEED: Coalitions for Community Growth
The following paragraph is excerpted from the Clinton Global Foundation’s announcement: In 2015, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, in partnership with the U.S. Departments of...
View ArticleYour Feedback Wanted on Next Generation CTE Simulations
We want to hear your thoughts, and hope you will participate in this open call! In 2016, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) will launch the EdSim Challenge, which will call upon the gaming,...
View ArticleMinority Serving Community Colleges: Meeting the Future Now
The Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) hosted the first Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) convening for two-year colleges on November 16th and 17th. I want to take this...
View ArticleSolicitation for Innovative Educational Technology Announced
This announcement is cross-posted from the IES NewsFlash of 12/08/2015. ED/IES SBIR Fiscal Year 2016 Program Solicitation is Now Open Through its annual competition, the Small Business Innovation...
View Article2016 National Education Technology Plan Released
On December 10, 2015 the U.S. Department of Education announced the release of the 2016 National Education Technology Plan and new Future Ready commitments to support personalized professional learning...
View ArticleStrengthening Working Families Initiatives: $25M Funding Opportunity
This is a cross-posted announcement from the Department of Labor. DOL announces $25 million available for partnerships that improve access to education and training and quality, affordable child care...
View ArticleAfter Finals, Foster Youth Students Continue to Face a Difficult Test
Last year on December 30th, Annie Blackledge and I co-authored a blog post called “After Finals, Foster Youth Face a Much More Difficult Test.” We wrote the blog to draw attention to the issue that...
View ArticleTransforming the Lives of Adult Learners at Scale
Last week, I, along with regional representatives from the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, spoke as part of a Fresh Federal Perspectives plenary session...
View ArticleUpcoming Webinar on Teaching Transportation
Innovative Transportation, Distribution and Logistics Partnerships, a webinar on effective teaching strategies, is scheduled for February 24, 2016. The 90-minute webinar is being hosted by the...
View Article21, 23, or 26? Rethinking Eligibility for Youth Who Have Aged Out of Foster Care
Good health is really important. That is why we all need access to health care we can afford. Regardless of our age. Up until January 2014, foster youth over the age of 18 did not have that access. It...
View ArticleLet’s Commit to Giving CTE Students the Opportunity They Demand and Deserve
Career and technical education (CTE) has changed a lot from the “old vocational education” that many of us know from our school days. For the better part of this century, States and local communities...
View ArticleOnline Discussion: Promoting Greater Hispanic Participation in the Labor...
Join LINCS for an online discussion February 22-26, during which a panel of experts will address the need to help Hispanics benefit from career pathways programs and transition into middle-skill...
View ArticleTalking Adult Ed with the National Ed Tech Plan 2016
Join the conversation about adult learning as described in the National Education Technology Plan 2016! Add your comments to this blog post by OCTAE: Lifelong and Lifewide Adult Learning. On February...
View ArticleReentry Education Framework Report and Toolkit Launched
OCTAE is pleased to announce the release of the Reentry Education Framework which is designed to help reentry education providers create a seamless path for their students, by connecting education...
View ArticleSolicitation for Innovative Educational Technology Announced
This announcement is cross-posted from the IES NewsFlash of 12/08/2015. ED/IES SBIR Fiscal Year 2016 Program Solicitation is Now Open Through its annual competition, the Small Business Innovation...
View ArticleEducation: A Key Service in WIOA
Thanks to all who joined the webinar on March 1, we were thrilled to host over 600 participants. Below are the archives and resources shared during the webinar. Webinar slides, transcripts, audio...
View ArticleSkills in Sharper Focus: The PIAAC National Supplement
The U.S. National Supplement of the Survey of Adult Skills, Skills of U.S. Unemployed, Young, and Older Adults in Sharper Focus: Results from the Program for the International Assessment of Adult...
View ArticleImproving Reentry Outcomes Through Social Innovation
The Corporation for National and Community Service, a federal agency focused on improving lives, strengthening communities, and fostering civic engagement through service and volunteering, recently...
View ArticleOne Week Remains to Join the CTE Makeover Challenge!
There is one week left for schools to enter the CTE Makeover Challenge and compete for a share of the $200,000 cash prize pool and additional in-kind prizes! The Challenge was launched on March 9, 2016...
View ArticleCall to Participate in the Task Force on New Americans’ National Skills and...
This blog is cross-posted from the White House site. As President Obama recently reminded us, “We can never say it often or loudly enough: Immigrants and refugees revitalize and renew America.” Many...
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