Arizona State University’s Center for Child Well-Being will host this conference in Phoenix, Arizona on April 14 – April 17, 2019 to explore best practices and action planning in connecting children with their incarcerated parents through family supportive visits. The conference will also address research innovations and building capacity across systems.

The National Association of Workforce Boards will hold its annual conference in Washington, D.C. from March 23 to March 26, 2019. The conference features issue sessions, industry roundtables, workshops and intensive technical assistance sessions with representatives from the U.S. Department of Labor and other partner Federal agencies. A unique feature of this year’s event is the inauguration of a Leadership Academy, where new or experienced Directors and Board Members will group together to identify and discuss best practices and strategies they learned during the conference.

On February 4, 2019, educators, policymakers, public administrators, and program officials will present research at the Aspen Institute in Washington, D.C. on bipartisan opportunities to improve economic conditions for low- and middle-income workers. They will highlight challenges to accessing opportunity, discuss solutions such as education, and explore the role of state and local government in alleviating economic hardship for more Americans. A series of policy proposals focusing on across-the-aisle discussions and resolutions will concurrently be released at this event.