Posts Tagged ‘National Conference of State Legislatures’
College Board and NCSL Issue Strategies on Boosting Completion
by Monnica Chan
December 20, 2011
Policies to foster college completion in three New England states are cited in The College Completion Agenda 2011 Progress Report and State Policy Guide, new national reports published by the College Board and National Conference of State Legislatures.
The policy guide cites Connecticut Public Act 04-212 as a low-cost way to coordinate workforce training and professional ...
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Men’s Club Redux? Fewer Women Win State Legislative Seats
by Darrell P. Aaron
November 10, 2010
The percentage of state lawmakers who are women will shrink to 23% in 2011, down slightly from almost 25% in 2010, according to a new report by the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL).
This reverses a trend in which women made up a larger proportion of state legislatures each year back to 2005 when women ...
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How New England Fared in the 2010 Midterm Elections
by Carolyn Morwick
November 10, 2010
It’s over. Gone are the acrimonious debates, boisterous crowds, vicious campaign attack ads, incessant robo calls and campaign paraphernalia cluttering street corners, highways, lawns and sidewalks. The voters have spoken in New England and across the nation.
Nationally, Republicans swept races for governor, the state legislatures and the U.S. Congress. According to the National Conference of ...
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