Strong Interest in 2012 Promise Neighborhoods Competition

As in past years, the 2012 Promise Neighborhoods Grant Competition attracted substantial interest throughout the nation. According to a st...

Summit Highlights Resources for Ex-offenders

Tomorrow, July 31st at 8:30am ET, the Department of Labor (DOL) is hosting a web-based summit focused on approaches supporting the re-entry...

Department of Labor Introduces "Pay for Success Pilot Projects"

Earlier this summer, the Department of Labor announced $20 million in funding for the second round of Workforce Innovation Funding. For th...

Technology in Education Brief Released

The Education Commission of the States recently released a brief called “ Technology in Early Education: Building Platforms for Connections...

“Spotlight on the States” Resource Map Updated

In November of 2011 , the Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity released “Spotlight on the States”—an interactive resource map intended to pr...

Webinar: Healthy Food, Healthy Economies

PolicyLink and the Food and Agriculture Policy Collaborative have partnered to present a webinar titled “ Healthy Food, Healthy Economies .”...

Seven Additional States Receive NCLB Waiver Requests

The Obama Administration announced today that it has granted No Child Left Behind (NCLB) waiver requests to seven additional states. Toda...