Driving the National Workforce Agenda
October 15, 2021
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COVID-19 RESOURCES
Unemployment Insurance and Reemployment & Recovery Resources: NASWA's COVID-19 Response Site
naswa.org
STATE AND TERRITORY NEWS
CT: Lyft to give free rides to, from job training at ‘Forge City Works’ in Hartford
wtnh.com
DC: With youth vaccine rates still low, D.C. awards first college scholarship as part of incentive program
washingtonpost.com
PA: Pennsylvania Deploys Virtual Trainings to Build IT Workforce
govtech.com
TN: How Tennessee embraced diversity in IT
statescoop.com
TX: This program is raising wages, quality in the child care workforce. Here’s how it works
star-telegram.com
NATIONAL NEWS
Jobs Friday: Where are all the older workers?
npr.org
These Out-of-Work Americans Tell Us Job Market Turmoil Is Anything But Transitory
bloomberg.com
No college degree? More employers than ever just don't care
cnn.com
How Communities Are Using Tech to Help Foster Racial Equity
govtech.com
Why child-care workers are quitting
washingtonpost.com
John Deere workers go on strike after rejecting wage deal
cnn.com
Three economists win Nobel for their research on how real life events impact society
npr.org
U.S. Social Security Benefits to Increase by Most in 40 Years
bloomberglaw.com
Bus Driver Shortage Stresses Rural School Districts
pewtrusts.org
REPORTS
How to boost unemployment insurance as a macroeconomic stabilizer: Lessons from the 2020 pandemic programs
epi.org
Has COVID disrupted the postsecondary pipeline?
brookings.edu
Paving the Way Home: An Evaluation of the Returning Citizens Stimulus Program
mdrc.org
Learn and Earn at Community College: Using HEERF Funds and Federal Work-Study to Expand Campus Jobs Programs
newamerica.org
Six reasons why an expanded Child Tax Credit or child allowance should be part of the US safety net
brookings.edu
Fed should keep labor markets tight for a more inclusive economy
brookings.edu
Using Text Message Outreach to Reduce SNAP Churn
georgetown.edu
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, WEBINARS, RESOURCES, AND EVENTS
USDOL VETS Annual Report to Congress
dol.gov
Grant Opportunity for Promoting Equitable Access to Unemployment Compensation (UC) Programs
doleta.gov
Webinar
: Racism and the Economy: Focus on the Wealth Divide
minneapolisfed.org
Webinar
: Preventing Elder Financial Exploitation
atlantafed.org
Webinar
: Good Jobs Challenge Technical Assistance
eda.gov
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