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NAPE Welcomes
Garden City Community College, Garden City, KS
Southeastern Technical College, Vidalia, GA
Western Technical College, La Crosse, WI
West Georgia Technical College, Waco, GA
as New Affiliate
Members
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NAPE
Invites You to Participate on a NAPE Committee
Participation involves attending quarterly conference
calls, working on one project, reporting committee activities and
results at the spring PDI, and meeting at the spring PDI.
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Upcoming Events
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AAUW
National Convention: Breaking
through Barriers--Advocating for Change, June 16-19, 2011,
Washington, DC
CTEEC
National Conference:
Equity Works!,
September 15-16, 2011, Tulsa, OK
ACTE
2011 Convention: November 17-19, 2011, St. Louis,
MO
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Disclaimer
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Any opinions,
findings, and conclusions, or recommendations expressed in the
material published in the NAPE Update are those of the author(s) and
do not necessarily reflect the views of NAPE.
Furthermore, inclusion of a product, program, or
practice in the NAPE Update does not imply its endorsement
by NAPE.
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Materials Use Policy
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Please note that
material found on NAPE's website or distributed via any other means
and created by the National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity
(NAPE) and/or the National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity
Education Foundation (NAPEEF) is copyrighted.
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more about the materials use policy.
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National Alliance for
Partnerships
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PO Box 369
Cochranville, PA 19330
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NAPE 2011 Professional Development Institute
"Equity Matters in College
and Careers"
April
11-14, 2011
Doubletree
Crystal City, Arlington, VA
Silent
Auction is Tuesday, April 12, 2011, 5:00 pm
Don't
forget to bring your donations of unique items, state-specific
products, or equity-related items for our silent auction.
And, bring your wallet, too! Some items already received for the
silent auction include a Garmin GPS, a Kindle with case, and a
weekend getaway at the Doubletree Crystal City Hotel.
Popular items to donate include jewelry, equity-related books and
DVDs, unique items produced in your state, or handmade items.
If you are attending the NAPE PDI you may drop off your items at the
registration desk. If you are not attending the NAPE PDI but would
like to donate, please mail your items by April 6 to
Joyce Ayers
3157 Limestone Road, Suite 202, Cochranville, PA 19330 (UPS or FedEx)
or
P.O. Box 369, Cochranville, PA 19330 (U.S. Mail).
All proceeds are used to support the NAPE Education Foundation and
its projects and are tax deductible.This event is included in your
registration fee.
Learn
more about the PDI at the NAPE website.
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Sixth
CR Funds Government into April
On March 18, 2011, President Obama signed into law H.J.
48, which will fund the government until April 8, 2011. Learn
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President's
Weekly Address: Women's History Month & Fair Pay
The President pays homage to former First Lady Eleanor
Roosevelt, commends the great strides that have been made to create a
more equal American society, and reaffirms his resolve to pass the
Paycheck Fairness Act. Learn
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Mobilizing
Today's Generation of Young Feminist Leaders
On March 12, 2011, Tina Tchen spoke on a panel at the
Feminist Majority Foundation's National Young Feminist Leadership
Conference in Washington, DC, about the Administration's efforts to
advance the rights of women and girls. Learn
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Making
Workplaces More Flexible
Special Advisor to the President Valerie Jarrett
discusses her speech to a group who is leading the charge on
workplace flexibility issues: the Society for Human Resource
Management. Learn
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White
House Conference on Bullying Prevention
The Obama administration held the first ever White House
Conference on Bullying Prevention, aimed at drawing attention to the
issue of bullying and discussing the growing push to prevent it. Learn
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White
House Call for Feedback on Education System
As a part of the administration's new initiative, Advise
the Advisor, White House Director of Domestic Policy Melody Barnes
released a video message calling for feedback from parents, teachers,
and students on what is and isn't working in schools across the
country. Learn
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Majority
of Students in Largest Districts are Black, Hispanic Christina Samuels, Education Week
The latest report on the demographics of the nation's100
largest school districts shows that well over half of students-about
63 percent-are black or Hispanic. The percentage of black students in
the largest districts was 26 percent, compared to 17 percent in
school districts of all sizes. Hispanic students made up 37 percent
of the population of the largest school districts, compared to 22
percent of students in districts of all sizes. Read
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The
"Career" Part of College and Career Readiness Catherine Gewertz, Education Week
What does the "career" part of college and
career readiness mean? Good question, and it's not one that's gotten
as much attention as the "college" part. Some of the
leading thinkers on career readiness gathered this week for a webinar
on the topic that produced some good food for thought. Read
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NBC's
Tom Brokaw's Report on MAG
NBC's Tom Brokaw reported on the shift away from
old-line manufacturing by the American worker towards information,
science, and technology. How can the American worker acquire this new
skill set for the next generation of quality jobs? A Registered
Apprenticeship program in Kentucky was highlighted on NBC news as an
example of a best practice. Read
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