(continued From State Partners)
Comprehensive Review of Working Families and State Policies
From the Campaign for College Opportunity (California)
Working Hard Left Behind (May 2013)
From the Bell Policy Center (Colorado)
Measuring Opportunities for Working Families (February 2013)
From Nebraska Appleseed
Nebraska’s Opportunity Scorecard (December 2012)
From the Center on Wisconsin Strategy
From The Bell Policy Center
Opportunity Lost: 2010 Update (December 2010)
From The Mountain Association for Community Economic Development (Kentucky)
From Nebraska Appleseed
From the Center for Public Policy Priorities (Texas)
Texas in Boom: Did the Growth Help Working Families Get Ahead? (December 2009)
From Nebraska Appleseed
Eight Winning Strategies to Build Good Jobs, Skilled Workers and Strong Families (October 2009)
From Pathways PA
Pennsylvania at a Glance (April 2009)
From the Job Opportunities Task Force
From the chicago jobs council and illinois works for the future
Strengthening Illinois’ Economy Through Investments In Workforce Education And Training (March 2009)
From the maine center on economic policy
Getting to the Middle: Perscriptions for Maine’s Working Famlies (September 2008)
From the Center on Wisconsin Strategy
Skilled Workers, Quality Jobs: Meeting the Needs of Wisconsin’s Workers and Businesses (April 2008)
From the north carolina budget and tax center
Making Ends Meet on Low Wages (March 2008)
From the Arkansas Southern Good Faith Fund
From the Michigan League for Human Services
Working for a Living In Michigan: More Economic Distress for Working Families (June 2007)
From the Seattle Jobs Initiative
The Status of Working Poor Families in Washington: An Update (March 2007)
From the Center for Public Policy Priorities (Texas)
Moving Forward, Common Sense Policies to Promote Prosperity for Working Texans (September 2006)
From the Colorado Bell Policy Center
Blueprint for Opportunity (August 2006)
From the New York Center for an Urban Future
More Hard Times for New York Working Families (March 2006)
From the California Budget Project
California’s EDGE: Keeping California Competitive, Creating Opportunity (2006)
From the Colorado Bell Policy Center
Opportunity Lost, A One Year Update (June 2005)
From the Michigan League for Human Services
Michigan’s Growing Low-Wage Labor Force (June 2005)
Education and Training:
Postsecondary
From Center on Wisconsin Strategy
From the North Carolina Justice Center
From the Michigan League for Public Policy
Leave No College Student Behind: Rewarding Institutions that Help At-Risk Students (March 2013)
From Community Research Partners (Ohio)
Need‐Based Financial Aid: A Tool for Supporting Ohio’s Education and Workforce Goals (January 2013)
From Nebraska Appleseed
Extra Credit: A Guide to Resources for Parenting and Low-Income Learners (December 2012)
From the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
Crossing the Finish Line (November 2012)
From the Michigan League for Public Policy
Keeping It Affordable in Michigan (November 2012)
From the Mississippi Economic Policy Center
Repaving the Road to College Readiness (November 2012)
From the North Caroline Budget and Tax Center
The Key to Sustainable Re-Employment: Mapping Credential Programs to Industry Growth (October 2012)
From the Center for Public Policy Priorities (Texas)
The Cost of College: How Texas Students and Families are Financing College Education (May 2012)
From the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute
HOPE for Whom? For Some it Doesn’t Pay to Play the Georgia Lottery (April 2012)
From the Center for Women and Work (New Jersey)
Close, but No Degree (March 2012)
From the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute
HOPE on a Tight Rope: Maximizing Lottery Funds to Yield the Best Education Returns (February 2012)
From D.C. Appleseed
Beyond Good Intentions: Using Data to Promote Economic Opportunity (February 2012)
From the North Carolina Budget and Tax Center
From New Mexico Voices for Children
Higher Education Expenditures and College Affordability in New Mexico (January 2012)
From The Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
From The North Carolina Budget and Tax Center
From the Michigan League for Human Services
The Key Ingredient: Data is Crucial to Building Michigan’s Workforce System (July 2011)
From the North Carolina Budget and Tax Center
From the Center on Public Policy Priorities (Texas)
Promoting College Success (April 2011)
From the Connecticut Association for Human Services
Developmental Education at Connecticut Community Colleges (March 2011)
From the Statewide Poverty Action Network and Seattle Jobs Initiative
Supporting Developmental Education Reform (March 2011)
From the Center on Public Policy Priorities (Texas)
Proposed State Budget Denies 96,000 Aspiring Texas Students Financial Aid (February 2011)
From the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute
Policy Proposals and Options for Reforming HOPE and Pre-K (February 2011)
From Nebraska Appleseed
From the Mississippi Economic Policy Center
Building Pathways to Credentials and Careers (October 2010)
From New Mexico Voices for Children
Bolstering the Basics (September 2010)
From the Center for Women and Work, Rutgers University (New Jersey)
From the Michigan League for Human Services
Pulling the Plug on Michigan’s Future (August 2010)
From PathWaysPA
Pennsylvania’s Workforce: The Role of Community Colleges (June 2010)
From The Center on Wisconsin Strategy
From the Center for Public Policy Priorities (TX)
Turning Community College Dropouts Into Graduates (April 2010)
From DC Appleseed
Building a Strong, Independent DC Community College (November 2009)
From the Connecticut Association for Human Services
From the Indiana Institute for Working Families
Investing in Indiana’s Adult Workers: Increasing Financial Aid Opportunities (June 2009)
From the Washington Seattle Jobs Initiative
From the Center on Wisconsin Strategy
Greening Wisconsin’s Workforce: Training, Recovery, and the Clean Energy Economy (April 2009)
From PathWays PA
Ready to Compete? Pennsylvania’s Community Colleges – Part 1: Affordability (April 2009)
From the maine center for economic policy
Maximizing Maine’s Educational Investments, Optimizing Results (February 2009)
From the connecticut association for human services
Connecticut‘s Community Colleges: Strengthening Our Workforce Policy Brief #1
Access: Opening Doors to More Adult Learners (February 2009)
From The Center for Public Policy Priorities (Texas)
Inadequate Financial Aid for Higher Education Puts Brakes on Opportunity (December 2008)
From the michigan league for human services
Importance of Postsecondary Education Increases While Financial Aid Eludes Many (September 2008)
From the north carolina budget and tax center
The Ghost in the Machine: The Student Credit Hour Funding Model & UNC Enrollment Growth (July 2008)
From the north carolina budget and tax center
From Community Research Partners
Ohio Stackable Credentials: Models for Success (February 2008)
From arkansas southern good faith fund
From Natural Gas to College Degrees: The Arkansas Promise Trust Fund (January 2008)
From the Maryland Job Opportunities task force
From the Schulyer Center for Analysis and Advocacy and the New York Center for an Urban Future
From the Center on Wisconsin Strategy
From the Center on Wisconsin Strategy
Strengthening Ties Between Working Adults & Local Economies (March 2007)
From the Arkansas Southern Good Faith Fund
An Arkansas Higher Education Trust Fund (December 2006)
From the North Carolina Budget and Tax Center
An Educational Mismatch (September 2006)
From the North Carolina Budget and Tax Center
Rebuilding North Carolina’s Worker Training Trust Fund (August 2006)
From the Arkansas Southern Good Faith Fund
Expanding Access to College in Arkansas: A 529 College Savings Plan (January 2006)
From the Colorado Bell Policy Center
Access to Education and Training for Adults (2005)
From the Maryland Job Opportunities Task Force
From the Colorado Bell Policy Center
Exploring Colorado’s Educational Pipeline (August 2005)
Adult Education
From the Center for Public Policy Priorities (TX)
Bridges to Better Jobs: How Texas can Equip Texas Adults for Good Careers (March 2013)
From the Michigan League of Human Services
From The North Carolina Justice Center
From Center for an Urban Future and Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy
Failing the Test (September 2011)
From the Michigan League for Human Services
Good Ideas Are Not Enough: Michigan?s Adult Learning System Needs More State Funding (May 2010)
From Nebraska Appleseed
Adult Education: Key to Building Nebraska’s Future Workforce (April 2010)
From Center for an Urban Future and Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy
An Action Agenda for ESOL (March 2010)
From the Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy
From the Mississippi Economic Policy Center
Adult Education: Gateway to a More Competitive Workforce (September 2009)
From the Center for an Urban Future and Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy
Central New York’s New Workforce (April 2009)
From the Indiana institute for working families
From the Crittenton Women’s Union (Massachusetts)
From the Michigan League for Human Services
From the New York Center for an Urban Future
Lost in Translation (November 2006)
From the Center on Wisconsin Strategy
Back to Basics, Strengthening Adult Basic Education in Wisconsin (November 2006)
From the Arkansas Southern Good Faith Fund
The Next Frontier in Adult Education (December 2005)
From the Chicago Jobs Council
Bridges to Careers for Low-Skilled Adults (October 2005)
From the Michigan League for Human Services
TANF and WIA
From D.C. Appleseed
From Nebraska Appleseed
Choosing Education in Nebraska (February 2012)
From Community Research Partners (Ohio)
From The Indiana Institute for Working Families
Education and Training Opportunities for TANF Recipients (March 2011)
From The Center on Public Policy Priorities (Texas)
How is Texas Using Recovery Act Funds to Create Jobs? (June 2010)
From Community Research Partners
Help Wanted: A Lead tate Workforce Official (April 2010)
From the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute
Strategies Georgia Can Use to Reduce Rising Poverty (August 2009)
From community research partners
Filling Ohio’s Workforce Training Gap (April 2009)
From community research partners
Leave No Worker or Training Dollar Behind (August 2008)
From the Indiana Institute for Working Families
From the Seattle Jobs Initiative
From the Center for Public Policy Priorities (Texas)
A New Welfare-to-Work Approach for Texas (February 2007)
From the Chicago Jobs Council
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Illinois’ Workforce Development System (January 2007)
From the North Carolina Budget and Tax Center
Putting Work First: How Should NC Respond? (September 2006)
Economic Development
From the North Carolina Budget and Tax Center
From the Mississippi Economic Policy Center
Sector Initiatives: Fostering Economic Security for Mississippi’s Working Families (January 2012)
From the Chicago Jobs Council and Illinois Works for the Future
Putting the Workforce First (November 2011)
From the Maine Center for Economic Policy
Getting Maine Back to Work (September 2011)
From the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
Reforms Needed to Bring Greater Scrutiny to “Tax Expenditures” (January 2011)
From the Mountain Association for Community Economic Development (Kentucky)
Building Clean Energy Careers in Kentucky (November 2010)
From the North Carolina Budget and Tax Center
North Carolina Jobs Plan: Connecting Working Families to Economic Opportunity Now (May 2010)
From the bell policy center
Enterprize Zones in Colorado (March 2009)
From the north carolina budget and tax center
Where Did the Jobs Go? A Tale of Two Economic Cycles (December 2008)
From the mississippi economic policy center
Counting the Jobs Created by the Jobs Tax Credit (November 2008)
From the north carolina budget and tax center
Grow a Green Workforce (October 2008)
From the north carolina budget and tax center
Link Business Subsidies to Adequate Wages (October 2008)
From the north carolina budget and tax center
Integrate Economic Development and Workforce Education (October 2008)
From the Chicago Jobs Council
From Mountain Association for Community Economic Development
Proposals to Reform Kentucky’s Economic Development System (April 2007)
From the Center on Wisconsin Strategy
Stronger Economic Development Accountability (March 2007)
From the North Carolina Budget and Tax Center
Getting Our Money’s Worth (March 2007)
From Mountain Association for Community Economic Development
Identifying High Road Economic Development Strategies (January 2007)
From the Ohio Community Research Partners
Aligning Workforce Development and Economic Development (January 2007)
From the Seattle Jobs Initiative
Accessing Middle Wage Jobs in Seattle and the Puget Sound Region (January 2007)
From the California Budget Project
New Study Overstates Effectiveness of Enterprise Zones (August 2006)
From the California Budget Project
California’s Enterprise Zones Miss the Mark (April 2006)
Conditions of Employment and Work Supports
From Policy Matters (Ohio)
Small Investment, Big Difference (March 2013)
From the North Carolina Justice Center
A Better Way Forward for Financing North Carolina’s Unemployment Insurance System (January 2013)
From New Mexico Voices for Children
New Mexico’s Wage Race to the Bottom (January 2013)
From the Center for Women and Work (New Jersey)
Policy in Action: New Jersey’s Family Leave Insurance Program at Age Three (January 2013)
From New Mexico Voices for Children
How Raising and Indexing the Minimum Wage has Impacted State Economies (July 2012)
From the Michigan League for Human Services
Work Sharing: A Win-Win Solution for Workers and Employers (July 2012)
From the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute
HB 347 Reduces Unemployment Benefits for Georgia Workers to Repay Federal Loan (June 2012)
From New Mexico Voices for Children
The Need to Strengthen New Mexico’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund (May 2012)
From the Michigan League for Human Services
From the Bell Policy Center
Costs and Benefits of Paid Sick Leave: Reviewing the Research (October 2011)
From the Maine Center for Economic Policy
From The North Carolina Budget and Tax Center
From the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy
From The Center for an Urban Future
Subsidizing Care, Supporting Work (January 2011)
From Mississippi Economic Policy Center
UI Trust Fund and Workforce Enhancement Training Fund Overview (January 2010)
From Nebraska Appleseed
Unemployment Insurance Modernization: Good for Nebraska (December 2009)
From The Center on Wisconsin Strategy
Raising Wisconsin’s Minimum Wage (July 2009)
From Voices for Utah Children
From the mississippi economic policy center
Tax Reform for Working Families (November 2008)
From the mississippi economic policy center
Increasing the Weekly Maximum for Unemployment Insurance (October 2008)
From the georgia budget and policy institute
From the north carolina budget and tax center
Guaranteed Sick Days (October 2008)
From the north carolina budget and tax center
Maximize Investments in the Unemployment Insurance System (October 2008)
From the center for public policy priorities (Texas)
A Labor Day Review of Our Employment Insurance System (September 2008)
From new jersey policy perspective
Lost Time, Lost Pay: New Jersey’s Minimum Wage Keeps Falling Behind (September 2008)
From the georgia budget and policy institute
An Investment in Children and Working Families (August 2008)
From the georgia budget and policy institute
From the north carolina budget and tax center
Six Steps for Stabilizing the State Economy (June 2008)
From the Mississippi Economic Policy Center
A State Earned Income Tax Credit: Strengthening Mississippi’s Working Families (February 2008)
From the Arkansas Southern Good Faith Fund
ARHealthNet: Helping Small Businesses Afford Employee Health Coverage (June 2007)
From the North Caroline Budget and Tax Center
From the Connecticut Association for Human Services
Making Ends Meet: Low-Wage Workers and a State Earned Income Tax Credit (February 2007)
From the North Carolina Budget and Tax Center
Buddy Can You Spare a Dime? (March 2007)
From the Maryland Job Opportunities Task Force
Putting the Unemployment System Back to Work for Maryland’s Economy (January 2007)