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Dear NAPE Members,
We have so much to celebrate as a community as we move into the holidays and the end of the year. This fall we were deeply engaged with state leaders and their teams in planning for the implementation of Perkins V and the unique and critical opportunities it provides to put equity at the center of CTE. I applaud the leaders who are being bold and innovative in identifying equity as a central part of their vision for CTE, and I challenge us to rethink our systems so that equitable outcomes for African American students, Latinx/Hispanics, Native Americans, Asian Pacific Islanders, persons with disabilities, persons with low socioeconomic status, and persons from the additional subcategories of special populations become a key component of success at the state and local levels.
The passage of Perkins V and the increased emphasis on closing equity gaps in CTE and STEM in the law has created a significant opportunity for the CTE community, with support from NAPE, to make a significant difference in increasing student access and inclusion, educational equity, and ultimately workforce diversity. This will require an "all-hands-on-deck" approach that brings the capacity of many organizations from all aspects of the education spectrum. The NAPE Education Foundation's NSF-funded STEM Equity Pipeline has been working in 20 states using a collective impact approach since 2007. In 2017, NAPE received a NSF INCLUDES Design Development Launch Pilot to work on developing a six state collective impact alliance called the Intermountain (IM) STEM Alliance.
NAPE is seeking partners from a diverse group of organizations around the country to form the Broadening Participation in STEM and CTE Alliance to apply for an NSF INCLUDES Alliance grant. This application will focus on the goal of increasing participation and closing achievement gaps in STEM education, including CTE at the middle school, high school and community college level. For more information on this NSF Includes Alliance Proposal, please visit our website.
Thank you for your continued partnership and collaboration in this critical and urgent work. I look forward to everything we will accomplish together in the New Year, and I hope you enjoy the holidays with family and friends!
Warmest regards,
Ben
2018 #GivingTuesday Campaign a Success! Thank you to everyone who contributed to this year's NAPE #GivingTuesday Campaign. We exceeded our goal by 20%!
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Trump's School-Safety Commission's Strange Focus on Discipline
Adam Harris, The Atlantic
Trump's school-safety commission, which was established following the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, released its much-anticipated recommendations "to advance safety" in schools, including one that would scrap a federal policy urging schools not to punish minority students at a higher rate than white students.
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Youth Demand, a website where Black and Brown youth share their message to Donald Trump, Betsy Devos, and the Commission in response to the report.
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Student-Teacher Race Congruence: New Evidence and Insight from Tennessee
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Research shows improvement for black and low-performing students in reading and math when matched with a teacher of color.
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Supporting In-School and Out-of-School Youth Experiencing Homelessness: Through Education and Workforce Partnership
The National Center for Homeless Education
This brief provides a brief overview of education and workforce programs that may serve youth experiencing homelessness, suggests strategies for cross-system collaboration to support these youth, and spotlights two local programs with promising practices in this area.
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The Making of a Diversified and Empowered Culture
Stephanie Neil, Automation World
During a recent Packaging & Processing Women's Leadership Network breakfast, a panel of manufacturing executives had a candid conversation about what needs to change to attract more women to this male-dominated industry.
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Women May Earn Just 49 Cents on the Dollar
Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic
A new study suggests that the gender wage gap is much wider than previously thought.
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Spotlight on NAPE's public policy work
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NAPE CEO Ben Williams and Senior Policy Advisor Lisa R. Ransom joined LCCHR coalition members in attending the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights' 2018 Annual Conference on December 4. This year's conference theme, Bend Toward Justice was inspired by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King's precept that "the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice."
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Some of the dynamic LCCHR conference speakers included Senator Cory Booker, Senator Mazie K. Hirono, Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, Congresswoman-elect Rashida Tlaib, Former Tallahassee Mayor and Florida Gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum, Managing Editor and Curator of The Beat DC and MSNBC contributor Tiffany Cross, and, of course, Leadership Conference President and CEO Vanita Gupta. NAPE congratulates Vanita Gupta and the staff and Board of LCCHR for hosting a successful and inspiring conference as we prepare for a new 116th Congress.
In addition, NAPE CEO Ben Williams and Program Manager Janay McClarin joined state leaders, business and industry partners, and association and community organization leaders in the
Rethink CTE Summit at the U.S. Department of Education on December 14, where Ben was a featured speaker in the Stakeholder Engagement Panel.
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The Department of Education (DOE) is proposing a revision to the Consolidated Annual Report (CAR) to reflect changes made by Perkins V. DOE proposes to collect narrative information and fiscal status reports through the CAR and performance data through the ED
Facts Submission System.
In addition, DOE will accept public comments on the
Draft State Plan until December 24. NAPE plans to submit comments as an organization.
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