August 19, 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 GU: Guam Labor: Minimum wage to increase Sept. 1 postguam.com MA: Governor Baker highlights benefits of new apprenticeship program wwlp.com UT: Workforce Services brings on military man to head the office of veteran services stgeorgeutah.com NATIONAL NEWS Labor Dept. to Push Out $500M to Combat UI Fraud, Boost Equity govtech.com Workers, in Demand, Have a New Demand of Their Own: A Career Path nytimes.com Pandemic Unemployment Fraud May Shift, Bring More Business Costs bloomberglaw.com Education Department to Expand Second Chance Pell Experiment insighttodiversity.com We must fund workforce development (opinion) thehill.com Can AI Eliminate Bias from the Government Hiring Process? govtech.com Rural population losses add to farm and ranch labor shortage apnews.com Biden Administration to Increase Food Aid pewtrusts.org Affordable Broadband for Low-Income Students insidehighered.com Inflation Is Up. Should You Care? politico.com These People Who Work From Home Have a Secret: They Have Two Jobs wsj.com The Gaps in Veteran Student Data govexec.com REPORTS Lessons Learned Delivering Remote Services to Job Seekers with Low Incomes During the COVID-19 Pandemic acf.hhs.gov July’s promising jobs report hides the challenges of left-behind communities brookings.edu Bridging German and US Apprenticeship Models urban.org Millions of workers will lose their safety net this Labor Day if Congress doesn’t act brookings.edu Postpandemic Federal Higher Education Accountability urban.org How Will the New Pell Grant Formula Affect Students? urban.org

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, WEBINARS, RESOURCES, AND EVENTS

Virtual Event: Jobs Summit: Succeed in the Search wsj.com

Conference: Economic Mobility & Well-Being Conference aphsa.org

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