Current Public Policy Scan, Dec 24, 2012

This issue highlights reports on US High Schools and Federal Workforce Development Programs.

NEWS and OPINION - National 
President Obama Remarks on White Advocacy for Gun Control, C-SPAN (Govn)
http://cs.pn/VRx4VE

Should Congress Support Wind Tax Credit? Discussion by Sen. Alexander (R-TN), National Journal (Environ)
http://bit.ly/V0EUgO 

Predictions for NonProfits in 2013, NonProfit Quarterly (Mngmt)
http://bit.ly/YO7IOY

Social Contract Budgeting Lessons from Economics and History, New America Foundation (Fin&Budgt)
http://bit.ly/10kV2j4


NEWS and OPINION - States 
Arizona promoting Education Savings Accounts, East Valley Tribune (Edu)
http://bit.ly/V555mi

Florida House Freshman, Beats Allen West, Has New Tea Party Challenges, WUSF (Govn)
http://bit.ly/RT7lRs


LEARNING and RESOURCES
The Art of Writing Proposals, Social Science Research Council (Mngmt)
http://bit.ly/R1lfPB

Links to Individual State Annual Reports of WIA program performance, US DOL (Econ)
http://1.usa.gov/RSiG45


REPORTS and BRIEFS 
Fiscal Year 2012 State WIA program performance Annual Reports released, US DOL (Econ)
http://1.usa.gov/RSiG45

US Dept of Labor releases summary of aggregate WIA program performance, US DOL (Econ)
http://1.usa.gov/TwDoXO

Fact Sheet on US High Schools, National High School Center (Edu)
http://bit.ly/Rj7An2

The State of Evaluation, Innovation Network via Standford Social Innovation Review (Govn)
http://bit.ly/TZemNo 

Youth outcomes in child welfare, delinquency system, WI Council on Children and Families (Soc)
http://bit.ly/11VawJM

Video: ProPublica Panel Investigates College Debt Crisis (Edu)
http://cs.pn/W53dt3


CONFERENCES and EVENTS
Symposium on Household Financial Stability Post Recession, Fed Bank of St. Louis via CFED (Econ Dev)
February 5 -7, 2013 (Registration closes Jan 29, 203)
St. Louis, MO
http://bit.ly/12zDrnb


FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
No New Funding Opportunities


PROFESSIONAL
No New Professional Opportunities