Video Highlights Ways to Use KIDS COUNT Data Center

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This video from the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s KIDS COUNT Data Center shows how the data center provides critical information about children and families to stakeholders, including federal and state legislators, advocates, activists, journalists, and community members. The data can be sorted by state, county, city, congressional district, school district, and nationwide. The KIDS COUNT Data Center empowers its users to make a difference in the lives of families and children across the country.
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2015-03-24T20:00:00
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http://www.aecf.org/blog/new-video-highlights-ways-to-use-kids-count-data-cente…
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2015-03-25

3 Agencies, 2 Customers, 1 Goal

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This post, published on July 1, 2015, marks the day that many of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) provisions begin to take effect. The goals of the joint vision between the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Education are to: ensure the needs of business and workers drive workforce solutions, guarantee American Job Centers provide excellent customer service to jobseekers and employers, and have the workforce system support strong regional economies and play an active role in community and economic development.
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ACF Blog Spotlight
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2015-06-30T20:00:00
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http://www.acf.hhs.gov/blog/2015/07/3-agencies-2-customers-1-goal
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2015-07-01

The Changing Landscape of High School Equivalency in the U.S.: Options, Issues, and Improvement Strategies

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For several decades, obtaining a General Educational Development (GED) certificate was the most commonly recognized and widely available High School Equivalency (HSE) option in the U.S. But since January 2014, the content and process for obtaining an HSE credential in the U.S. has changed significantly. There are new state-endorsed equivalency options for individuals, and these changes, along with modifications to the GED, have profound implications for individuals seeking an HSE credential, as well as for postsecondary institutions and employers. This report explains the issues and provides practitioners with improvement strategies for their own programs.
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2015-04-30T20:00:00
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http://www.clasp.org/resources-and-publications/publication-1/The-Changing-Land…
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2015-05-01

Reentry Education Model Implementation Study: Promoting Reentry Success Through Continuity of Educational Opportunities

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This report from the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) examines the implementation of OCTAE's correctional education reentry model at three demonstration sites: Barton Community College in Kansas, Lancaster Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13 in Pennsylvania, and Western Technical College in Wisconsin. It also identifies lessons for linking facility-based and community-based reentry education programs. The study showed that focusing on transitions in and out of correctional facilities and providing career pathways programs may significantly enable incarcerated individuals to continue their education and prepare for better jobs.
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2015-05-31T20:00:00
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http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/pi/AdultEd/reentry-education-model-i…
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2015-06-01

Employment Strategies for Low-Income Adults Evidence Review: Standards and Methods

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Disadvantaged U.S. workers with limited work experience often have difficulty finding and keeping gainful employment. Targeted employment and training interventions can help this population rise up in the labor market and improve their employment and earning potential. The Employment Strategies for Low-Income Adults Evidence Review (ESER) is a review of research on employment and training programs for low-income individuals. The review aims to identify programs and services that help low-income adults get and keep jobs and become self-sufficient.
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2015-06-25T20:00:00
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http://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/employment-strategies-for-low-income-adult…
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2015-06-26

Are People Getting Credentials That Lead to Jobs? Using Dashboards for State Workforce Planning

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This report, from the National Skills Coalition and the State Workforce and Education Alignment Project, explains how States can create dashboards to help State policymakers assess key outcomes across their State’s education and workforce programs, and in turn, set workforce policies that help residents get jobs while providing employers with skilled workers. The report provides States with examples from successful dashboards and with guidance to create their own tailored dashboards.
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2015-01-31T19:00:00
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http://www.nationalskillscoalition.org/resources/publications/file/SWEAP_Using_…
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2015-02-01

Strategies for Full Employment through Reform of the Criminal Justice System

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This report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) addresses the significant impact of the criminal justice system, both on individuals directly challenged in employment searches, and also on the U.S. labor market and economy as a whole. Over 70 million American adults have a criminal record that may show up in a background check. This number disproportionately impacts people of color, especially in communities already disadvantaged by unemployment. Now, with the job market making a recovery after the recession, an opportunity exists to adopt and implement effective strategies to expand employment outcomes for people with criminal backgrounds and reduce the number of people caught in the criminal justice system.
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2015-02-28T19:00:00
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http://www.cbpp.org/research/full-employment/strategies-for-full-employment-thr…
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2015-03-01

Two Open Windows: Infant and Parent Neurobiologic Change

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In this paper, the authors highlight evidence in support of investments in both parents and children during the paired sensitive period of early life and the transition to parenting. A sensitive period is a specific and limited time when the individual is especially open to environmental inputs, typically because the brain and body are rapidly developing or reorganizing during that time window. Importantly, the openness to experience that occurs during sensitive periods provides both opportunity and vulnerability.
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2015-07-12T20:00:00
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http://ascend.aspeninstitute.org/pages/two-open-windows-infant-and-parent-neuro…
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2015-07-13

Telling Fathers’ Stories, Improving Father Services

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This blog post, written by an analyst at the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE), discusses his new role as a father and the work he does with the Parents and Children Together Evaluation (PACT). PACT documents real stories of dads served by fatherhood programs across the country, as well as identifies innovative and effective new ways to serve this population.
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ACF Blog Spotlight
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2015-06-18T20:00:00
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https://www.fatherhood.gov/dadtalk-blog/telling-fathers-stories-improving-fathe…
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2015-06-19
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Reviewing the research on improving employment outcomes for low-income adults

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The Employment Strategies for Low-Income Adults Evidence Review (ESER) is a systematic review of research on employment and training programs for low-income individuals. The goal of the review is to identify programs and services that help low-income adults get and keep jobs and, ultimately, become self-sufficient. The review provides a transparent, systematic assessment of the quality of research evidence supporting approaches to improve employment-related outcomes. Results can be used by practitioners, policymakers, researchers, and the public. The review is conducted by Mathematica Policy Research for the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (author introduction)

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2014-12-31T19:00:00
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http://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/employment-strategies-for-low-income-adult…
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2015-01-01