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Please click here for more details on the COABE Conference. We hope to see you there! ### The National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy is a program of the Migration Policy Institute (MPI). MPI is an independent, nonpartisan think tank in Washington, D.C. dedicated to analysis of the movement of people worldwide. MPI provides analysis, development, and evaluation of migration and refugee policies at the local, national, and international levels.
Are you planning to attend the Coalition on Adult Basic Education (COABE) Conference from April 10 to 13, either remotely or in Seattle? If so, check out these three sessions from the Migration Policy Institute’s National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy. Please join us to learn more about the immigrant integration issues at play in a range of new or proposed changes in immigration and refugee, workforce training, and adult education policies, all of which have traditionally overlooked the need to more equitably support the successful integration of immigrants and their families.
These sessions are especially timely with important federal policy and funding conversations underway related to reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), which governs federal adult education and workforce training programs; implementation of President Joe Biden’s executive order on advancing equity; and other potential measures seeking to better address unmet needs of immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers that the adult education field is particularly well-suited to address.
Access, Practicality, Demand: Barriers to Using Integrated Education and Training (IET) to Serve Immigrant Learners
Monday, April 11, 3:45-5:00 p.m. PT
Room 606/4V5
Integrated Education and Training (IET) has emerged as an innovative approach for supporting adult learners’ academic and employment-related goals. Although IET has clear benefits for many native-born adults and some immigrants, it presents serious barriers to participation for many immigrants with an adult learning need. Join us for a discussion of barriers to participation in IET for many immigrant learners as well as the broader policy implications of these challenges.
Speakers:
Jake Hofstetter, Associate Policy Analyst, National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy, MPI
Alexis Cherewka, Ph.D student, Pennsylvania State University; Consultant, MPI
Immigration Issues and Impacts: New Populations, National/Local Proposals, and Implications for Adult Education Programs
Tuesday, April 12, 11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. PT
Room 309
Adult education programs are heavily impacted by immigration policy and issues affecting immigrant communities—including the disproportionate impacts of COVID-19 on immigrant families, the unexpected resettlement of tens of thousands of Afghan evacuees, and numerous other prominent immigration issues. Join immigration and integration experts to discuss the diverse learning needs of new refugee, asylee, and other immigrant populations and existing and emerging federal, state, and local measures that seek to lift their integration trajectories.
Speakers:
Margie McHugh, Director, National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy, MPI
Laura Vazquez, Associate Director, Immigration Initiatives, UnidosUS
Addressing WIOA’s Provisions That Inequitably Affect High Challenge Learners and Those Not Seeking Employment
Tuesday, April 12, 2:00-3:15 p.m. PT
Room 309
Adult education services are the primary vehicle through which the United States supports immigrants’ integration, yet leeway to address the unique learning needs of key adult learner subpopulations—including parents without an employment goal and individuals with low formal education—has narrowed since the passage of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). Join us to learn more about findings from a national analysis of immigrant adults’ learning needs and a discussion of ways to address inequities fueled by WIOA.
Speakers:
Margie McHugh, Director, National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy, MPI
Jake Hofstetter, Associate Policy Analyst, National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy, MPI
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