Resources
that Provide Free E-mail Updates
The General Accountability
Office (GAO) is an excellent resource for up-to-date research about topics
of interest to educators and other career development professionals. Its reports
arise from Congressional requests for further information on topics that affect
policy and legislative decisions. You can receive e-mail alerts about new
reports on topics of special interest to you by subscribing (free) at http://www.gao.gov/subscribe. The topics from which you can
choose range from Education to Employment to Economic development to Veterans
Affairs.
The National Association of
State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) provides a wealth of information for
people involved in workforce development at
http://www.workforceatm.org. If you are an employee of a
state employment/workforce development agency, and would like to open a
Workforce ATM account (free), go to
http://www.workforceatm.org/reg_entr.cfm to fill out a registration form. Your registration will open the door to e-mail alerts and more!
The National Center for
Education Statistics (NCES) offers News Flash, an e-mail-based alert
service designed to inform you about NCES news and publications. To subscribe to
any of several NCES alerts, go to
http://ies.ed.gov/newsflash.
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Outreach & Workforce
Development
Latino Parents:
The PALMS (Postsecondary Access for Latino Middle-Grades Students) Project has
published the findings of its year-long study on effective parent outreach
strategies. After conducting interviews with several college-access programs
across the country, PALMS identified five strategies that are particularly
effective in bridging the distance between Latino parents and middle-grades
schools.
http://www.palmsproject.net
Persons with Limited
English Proficiency: The Employment and Training Administration
(ETA) has established a website that provides multilingual and multicultural
strategies for serving job seekers and workers with Limited English Proficiency
(LEP). The focus of the resources is primarily on adult services through the
One-Stop Career Center system, although materials from Unemployment Insurance,
dislocated worker, and other types of programs are included.
http://lep.gov
Free Workforce Development
Tools: The Workforce Strategy Center (WSC) is a national
nonprofit that shapes policy and institutional change to create a market-driven
workforce system. As part of their online resource bank, WSC features a number
of free template-type tools that include labor market analysis, employer
engagement, program management, and charts and schematics.
http://www.workforcestrategy.org/toolkit.html
Vulnerable Youth:
The National League of Cities provides resources that offer an
in-depth look into the roles municipal leaders play in the lives of disconnected
youth, including effective approaches and promising strategies.
http://www.nlc.org/topics/index.aspx?SectionID=children_youth
Workforce Investment:
Stay on top of workforce news from the U.S.
Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.
http://www.doleta.gov/usworkforce/whatsnew.cfm
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