[TNT Announce] From WOW: Comments Needed: Dept. of Ed Would Roll Back Self-Sufficiency Provisions and Accountability in Career and Technical Education

[Marg Suarez]

Dear TNT Colleagues,

Please find attached an important request for comments sent out by a TNT
member organization, Wider Opportunities for Women.

Concerned organizations should consider forwarding comments on the
importance of Career and Technical Education on the economic
self-sufficiency of women and girls to the Department of Education by
January 16.  The attached files should assist in this process.

Thank you.

All the best for the coming year!

Margarita Suarez
Board Member
Tradeswomen Now and Tomorrow (TNT)
http://www.tradeswomennow.org/

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*From:* WOWNWN at yahoogroups.com [mailto:WOWNWN at yahoogroups.com] *On Behalf Of
*Kate Farrar
*Sent:* Friday, January 12, 2007 9:31 AM
*Subject:* [WOWNWN] Comments Needed: Dept. of Ed Would Roll Back
Self-Sufficiency Provisions and Accountability in Career and Technical
Education
*Importance:* High



*Comments Needed: *

*Dept. of Ed Would Roll Back Self-Sufficiency Provisions and Accountability
in Career and Technical Education*



The Career and Technical Education Task Force of the National Coalition of
Women and Girls in Education has become very concerned about new guidance
from the Department of Education failing to address the goal of economic
"self-sufficiency," as well as weakening the core indicator on
non-traditional training – two critical elements in ensuring that all
students are prepared for high wage and high growth jobs.



We need your help to ensure that the Department of Education receives a
large volume of comments opposing these changes by *COB** January 16th*.

*We hope that each of your organizations dedicated to women and girls'
education will submit separate comments to the Department of Education.*



You'll find attached: 1.) model comments that you can customize (please note
where you can insert your Organization's name) and 2.) the second edition of
the State Plan Guide.



Please send me copies of any comments you submit. And, please do not
hesitate to contact me if you have questions, or if I can provide you with
additional information or materials.



Thank you for all of your efforts to improve opportunities for women and
girls in education and achieving economic independence.





*Kate C. Farrar*

*Associate Director of National Programs & Policy*

*Family Economic Self-Sufficiency Project*

Wider Opportunities for Women

1001 Connecticut Ave., Suite 930

Washington, D.C. 20036

(202) 464-1596 x103

Fax: (202) 464-1660

kfarrar at wowonline.org



*Celebrating 40 Years of Building Pathways To Economic Independence for
America's Women and Girls*

*1964-2004*
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