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Articles

DOL Outlines FY 2007 Budget
On February 6th, Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao outlined the President's 
Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 Labor Department budget, which provides added 
resources for enforcement and compliance assistance to protect workers' 
health, safety, pay and benefits, and for updating key economic data.  The 
budget also proposes new job training reforms to make federal and state 
training programs more flexible and effective, and calls for passage of 
several legislative initiatives related to the department's agencies and 
programs.
Read More----<http://www.workforceusa.net/article_det.php?article_id=165>


Child Care Needs of Working Families
In response to the recent 2007 budget proposal, Danielle Ewen, CLASP Senior 
Policy Analyst in Family Policy, and Hannah Matthews, CLASP Policy Analyst 
in Child Care, discuss the present downward trend in funding for child care 
assistance, and the impact on low-income families.
Read More----<http://www.clasp.org/publications/childcare_2007budget.pdf>


Red Tape Ties Up D.C.'s Unemployed
In this article, Neil Irwin, a reporter for the Washington Post, 
investigates the effectiveness of the Washington, D.C. workforce investment 
system. He finds evidence that the fragmentation of services and a lack of 
coordination "has kept the job training efforts from having a significant 
impact on unemployment." The article discusses client experiences and 
concludes with strategies that city officials are planning to use to 
address the issues.  Read 
More----<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/12/AR2006021201159_pf.html>



Resources


Managing Non-Profits In Workforce Development: A Roadmap to Success
This report is based on interviews and site visits with sixteen non-profit 
organizations to obtain information on factors that contributed to their 
organization's success. The report presents ten criteria as a framework for 
nonprofits conducting internal self evaluations of organizational 
effectiveness.  The criteria are within the larger categories of service 
delivery strategy, external relationships, and internal management.
Read 
More----<http://www.cael.org/pdf/publication_pdf/Managing%20Non-Profits%20in%20Workforce%20Development.pdf>


United States Chamber of Commerce Online Navigator
Employers across the nation and within all industries share a common 
understanding  a qualified and well-trained workforce is one of the most 
critical factors to sustained growth and competitiveness.  Whether you need 
help in hiring new employees or training and educating your existing staff, 
this Online Navigator developed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce can help 
you connect to available low- or no-cost resources.
Read More----<http://www.uschamber.com/cwp/navigator/default.htm>


Strengthening Transitions by Encouraging Career Pathways: A Look at State 
Policies and Practices
This report identifies ways in which state policies can support students' 
academic and labor market success by creating coherent systems of 
preparation for students entering technical fields. Read 
More----<http://ccrc.tc.columbia.edu/Publication.asp?UID=380>