August 21, 2006
Letter of thanks to Congress for efforts to strengthen Perkins Act
Perkins-08-21-06.pdf

"...thank you for your efforts to reauthorize and strengthen gender equity provisions in the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act. Strong gender equity provisions are critical to ensuring that the career and technical education system is able to prepare women and girls – including single mothers, displaced homemakers and former welfare recipients – for high skill, high wage and nontraditional careers that lead to economic self-sufficiency. Participation and achievement in career and technical education must not be limited by gender segregation, harassment, or other barriers...."

March 13, 2006:
Letter to Senate urging support for Kennedy/Collins/Menendez Student Aid/Job Training budget amendment
KennedyCollinsMenendez-03-13-06.pdf

"...we urge you to support the Kennedy (D-MA)/Collins (R-ME)/Menendez (D-NJ) Student Aid/Job Training Budget amendment to restore funding to vital education programs slated for elimination by the Senate budget resolution...."

March 16, 2005:
Letter to Senate in support of the Kennedy Higher Education/Job Training Budget amendment
Kennedy-03-16-05.pdf

"...we urge you to support the Kennedy (D-MA) Higher Education/Job Training Budget amendment to restore funding to vital education programs slated for elimination by the Senate budget resolution...."

February 28, 2005:
Letter to Reps. Boehner and Miller opposing the Job Training Improvement Act of 2005 (H.R. 27)
WIA-02-28-05.pdf

"... we write to urge you to vote against the Job Training Improvement Act of 2005 (H.R. 27) for women and girls. The Workforce Investment Act (WIA) reauthorization should work to advance the technical skills and career opportunities of women and girls so that they can attain employment that enables them to achieve long-term economic independence...."

May 11, 2004:
Letter to House members to strengthen the Perkins Act
Perkins-05-11-04.pdf

"...we are writing to urge you to strengthen provisions in the Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act for displaced homemakers, single parents and individuals training for nontraditional employment – the majority of whom are women and girls...."

November 19, 2003:
Preserve Funding for the Women's Educational Equity Act
WEEA-11-19-03.pdf

"On behalf of the National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education (NCWGE), a nonprofit coalition of more than 50 organizations dedicated to improving educational opportunities for girls and women, we urge you to maintain funding for the Women’s Educational Equity Act (WEEA) as you negotiate differences between the House and Senate Labor/HHS Appropriations bills...."

2003:
Legislative priority: Reauthorization of Career and Technical Education Legislation
Perkins_Position_2003.pdf

"It is the goal of NCWGE that the career and technical education legislation provide programs, policies and resources for women and girls to have access to education and training for high wage/high skill and nontraditional jobs. Our priorities for the reauthorization of the career and technical education legislation are as follows...."