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Education Policy Fellowship Available

Connecticut Voices for Children is seeking a well-qualified and enthusiastic person to fill a new full-time two-year Education Policy Fellowship position. This Fellowship is specifically designed for a person with a broad knowledge of education issues, including education financing, the achievement gap, and No Child Left Behind, as well as an interest in state-level education policy development and research. This position would be ideal for someone who has recently graduated from a Masters program in education or public policy who would like experience working in a non-profit organization that is increasing its work on state education policy and finance.

This is a salaried position with excellent benefits. Position begins summer 2008.

Please see the job description below for details.

Position Posted: April 28, 2008
Last Day to Apply: May 30, 2008

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We Can Strengthen Connecticut's Economic Security for All Families

This fact sheet outlines economic security issues as they affect Connecticut families, including housing, wages, pay equity, and family assets. Connecticut workers (except those with the very highest incomes) have lost ground in recent years. From 2001 (the start of the national recession) to 2006, Connecticut's lowest wage earners suffered reductions in their inflation-adjusted wages. Median and higher wage earners experienced increasing wages until 2003, but they too have had declining wages every year since. The fact sheet suggests some investments in the human capital of the state, including an overhaul of the state's economic development policies so that tax incentives and economic development subsidies are subject to rigorous review, increasing subsidies for high-quality child care, and putting more resources into affordable and supportive housing.

Download this publication from Connecticut Voices for Children.

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