State Strategies Director @SkillsCoalition. Working for equitable opportunity and economic mobility. Passionate about higher ed, workforce, and human svc policy
Joined January 2020
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Kate Kinder retweeted
3 Nov 2023
Absolutely devastating for college affordability, access, and success. They are playing a dangerous political game with people’s lives.
3 Nov 2023
FYI - House Appropriations Republicans posted the report explaining the policies and numbers behind their Labor-HHS-Education funding bill for FY24, which they plan to vote on the week of Nov. 13. The bill cuts Education funding by $22 billion (28%), to below the 2006 level (1/2)
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This morning, @uscensusbureau reports a 4.6 percentage point increase in poverty when measured with the supplemental poverty rate from 2021 to 2022 - in part a direct result of the expiration of pandemic-related supports. #CensusData
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Kate Kinder retweeted
12 Sep 2023
It's #HungerActionMonth, and nearly 100 partners in the @FeedingAmerica network are at the Capitol urging Congress to pass a strong #FarmBill. I support their efforts and look forward to a #FarmBill that works for families facing hunger! #FarmBillFlyIn
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Kate Kinder retweeted
11 Sep 2023
SNAP and SNAP E&T can decrease basic needs insecurity and increase college access and credential completion, leading to quality careers. Read more from @SkillsCoalition's @KateKinder2 and @Katie_SpikerNSC.
nationalskillscoalition.org/…
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10 Aug 2023
Thanks for nuanced coverage of the issue! The dip in enrollment does not reflect lack of interest or value in post sec creds. It points to need for policies that support college access and completion AND better wages and job quality for workers. @SkillsCoalition
9 Aug 2023
A new paper says community college enrollments fall in response to state-level minimum wage increases, but degree completion rates largely stay the same. insidehighered.com/news/inst…
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Kate Kinder retweeted
26 Jun 2023
Let’s face it and convince policymakers of it. Work requirements for #SNAP and #TANF limit low-income college students from earning the higher education they need to get a good job that pays an income high enough to support themselves and their families. hechingerreport.org/work-rul…
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Kate Kinder retweeted
26 Jun 2023
Going to college is WORK. But rules for public benefits don't see it that way—they boot people out for seeking a degree. These outdated restrictions in SNAP, TANF, and other programs sabotage workforce development and economic mobility. hechingerreport.org/work-rul…
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Kate Kinder retweeted
16 May 2023
Upcoming Farm Bill reauthorization is a chance to remove work requirements and #SNAP time limits, reduce hunger, increase access to high-quality #skillstraining, and improve community wellbeing. Stayed tuned for more info from @SkillsCoalition on the opportunity ahead! (3/3)
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Kate Kinder retweeted
16 May 2023
These workers need access to high-quality employment and training programs that lead to #goodjobs with better wages, not ineffective work requirements that perpetuate poverty and increase government red tape. (2/3)
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Kate Kinder retweeted
16 May 2023
As #SNAP time limits and calls for work requirements increase, it's important to remind policymakers that the majority of people accessing these benefits who are able to work do so. (Thread ⬇️)
11 May 2023
The #COVID19 public health emergency officially ends today. @ashrafkhalil explains what that means for #Medicaid, #SNAP, and other parts of the social safety net that expanded during the pandemic.
washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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16 May 2023
Focus on the facts. Our policies should support the public, not increase child poverty and hunger. Investments in education, cc's, and career pathways pay off. Austere cuts to programs that boost community wellbeing should be off the table. @SkillsCoalition
15 May 2023
Our new interactive tool helps you explore how House Republicans’ harsh funding caps would effect (and in many cases harm) vital programs. It's very cool! #DebtCeiling
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Kate Kinder retweeted
15 May 2023
It's simple - we must not make it harder for people to meet their basic needs.
15 May 2023
The President must stand by his commitment and refuse to sign into law any legislation that takes TANF assistance, SNAP, or Medicaid away from people who count on them.
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Kate Kinder retweeted
24 Mar 2023
NEW: TICAS analysis on #SNAP details the overly complex and duplicative program eligibility requirements that force students to prove their need twice. #SNAPReimagined Learn more here: bit.ly/3FPAto6
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3 Mar 2023
Such an honor to be here learning and collaborating with fantastic HI CC leaders and @CarrieRWelton to advance equity and opportunity, reduce basic needs insecurity and increase CC completion. Thanks @LuminaFound for chance to do this important work
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Kate Kinder retweeted
21 Feb 2023
We’ve been advocating for the JOBS Act for nearly a decade. It’s because we ought to invest in people who want to advance their career with high-quality, short-term skills training programs in the same way we invest in people seeking a two- or four-year degree.
2 Feb 2023
Thank you @RepBillJohnson, @RepLBR, @RepMikeTurner, & @RepSherrill for introducing JOBS Act legislation today in the House. billjohnson.house.gov/news/d…
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Kate Kinder retweeted
3 Feb 2023
From @INInstitute, "Employers need trained workers now. Helping adults access and persist in
post-secondary education and training has to be
a bigger part of the solution." Read the report: iiwfs.memberclicks.net/asset… @JessicaDFraser @INSkills2C
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Kate Kinder retweeted
9 Jan 2023
Our 2023 #HigherEd Policy predictions for the new Congress 🤞
✅ Allowing Pell to be used for short-term training programs
✅ A Satisfactory Academic Progress Reset
✅ More funding for campus mental health programs
✅ Bipartisan support for workforce training
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Kate Kinder retweeted
5 Dec 2022
Pell Grant expansion and the College Transparency Act MUST be a priority for this Congress. Read more about these critical issues and other #HigherEd priorities via @Knott_Katherine @insidehighered: bit.ly/3OTa2RN
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Kate Kinder retweeted
8 Nov 2022
This year at our Skills in the States Forum (#SSF22), our key note speaker, @ClairMinson led us with an extraordinary speech about Racial Equity in the workforce! Check out her article here:
linkedin.com/pulse/reckoning…
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