Hello Everyone:
Here is a list resource for you to review and add to your readings.
Conferences:
National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity Professional Development
Institute
Equity in the National Agenda
March 28-31, 2001
Holiday Inn on the Hill
Washington, D.C.
This Annual Institute is for state and local administrators and
implementors
of education and workforce development programs. The institute's focus this
year is on equity in the national agenda. The conference will have sessions
on: the implementation of the nontraditional employment and training
provisions and accountability in the Perkins Vocational Education Act;
equity
and access issues in the Workforce Investment Act; developing a strategy
for
the reauthorization of Welfare; and successful strategies sessions. More
information on the institute can be found at www.napequity.org under
upcoming
events or contact:
Mimi Lufkin
Executive Director
National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity
172 Hood Road
P.O. Box 369
Cochranville, PA 19330-0369
610-345-9246
610-869-4380 fax
www.napequity.org
mimilufkin@aol.com
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Financial AID
A Resource for Women, Financial Aid 6th edition by Julie Kuhn Ehrhart and
Amanda Lepof
Explains different types of federal grant and loan programs, describes
specific independent scholarships, and directs students on how to apply for
such aid, many specifically for women. Also suggest web sites and
publications that offer even more detailed information and detailed
information and offers map of how to find most resources of potential
financial aid. Guides the reader on how and where to begin, how to find
information about different colleges, and how to pay for education.
Association of American Colleges and Universities 1-800-297-3775, e-mail
pub_desk@aacu.nw.dc.us
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Scholarships:
The Coca-Cola Corporate Intern Program is offering 50 minority
college juniors summer internships. This is an eight week program
in either Atlanta, Columbia MD, Chicago, Dallas or Irvine CA.
Each student will receive a $5,000 stipend plus a $2,000 housing
allowance and transportation allowance and will be eligible for
a $10,000 scholarship upon completion. Application deadline
is Feb 16th. For info, visit: www.coca-colaoncampus.com
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Videos:
Ten 15-minute videos and ten resource guides on women in nontraditional
careers are:
Math at Work: Women in Nontraditional Careers
Women in Construction
Women in Dentistry
Women in Engineering
Women in Firefighting
Women in Machining
Women in Nontraditional Careers: An Introduction
Women in Policing
Women in Welding
Work Talk: Women in Nontraditional Careers in Their Own Words
All are available from:
Her Own Words
PO Box 5264
Madison WI 53705-0264
608-271-7083
herownwords.com
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Five short videos featuring American Indian women's personal narratives
(told
in their own words and, in the case of living women, in their own voices)
are:
Big Sister, Little Sister
Her Mother Before Her: Stories of Mothers & Grandmothers
Mountain Wolf Woman, 1884-1960
Sisters & Friends
Winnebago Women, Songs & Stories
All are available from:
Her Own Words
PO Box 5264
Madison WI 53705-0264
608-271-7083
herownwords.com
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Online Vocational Training Resource
Association for Career and Technical Education: This site offers solid
information on vocational and technical education, including explanations
and summaries of federal law, legislative updates and association policy.
Among its unique features, the site provides links to state associations
for career an technical education, a speakers guide of experts in career
and technical education, a buyers guide to vendors who service the career
decision-making services, and vocational and work adjustment evaluations.
Among the site's offerings is a national directory of qualified individuals
and companies that can be helpful in providing work evaluation services,
including expert testimony and union/personnel issues. http://www.vewaa.org
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Statistical Reports
Child.stats.gov-http://www.childstats.gov/ Provides reports on the status
of U.S. children and their families. Coverage includes population and
family characteristic, economic security, health, behavior and social
environment, and education. From the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and
Family Statistics.
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publications or events.
Hilandia Rendon
EdEquity Moderator and Administrator
EdEquity-admin@mail.edc.org
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