Advancing Basic Skills Through ARRA

CSI recently held two national conferences to discuss state implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), and as a follow-up to these meetings we will be hosting a series of webinars around topics related to ARRA and discretionary grant-best practices.  


On July 6, 2009, we discussed successful practices that advance adult basic skills and training and the various funding streams states can use to do so. Adult workers, particularly those workers with low-income or low-skills, face many constraints to success in post-secondary training systems. With flexible and new funding sources in ARRA and the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), states have an opportunity to invest in proven adult basic education and training practices that address these constraints.

We will hear from several national resource people on the need for basic skills development, specifically related to post-secondary attainment and the connection between basic skills and discretionary grants.

Panelists:
Keith Bird - Kentucky Community and Technical College System
Evelyn Ganzglass - Center for Law and Social Policy
Rachel Gragg - The Workforce Alliance
Ed Strong - Corporation for a Skilled Workforce

Materials:
Agenda
Entire Webinar
Keith Bird                  Presentation  Video
Evelyn Ganzglass      Presentation  Video
Rachel Gragg            Presentation  Video
Ed Strong                 Presentation  Video
Webinar Q&A

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Regional Recovery Webinar Series

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