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Articles on the LiLA Concept and National Policy

Policy Reports and Monographs Featuring LiLAs

Local Coverage of LiLAs

Related Articles on Financing Strategies for Adult Workers

Articles on the LiLA Concept and National Policy

• "The Olympian Lifelong Learning Accounts good for both workers, employers", The Olympian by Eleni Papadakis, September 03, 2009.



• "AccessEd", Women in Government, Spring 2009.



• "Saving in Recession" The Othello Outlook, June 2, 2009.



• "Even in tough times, some companies think training investment pays off" The Olympian by Diane Stafford, May 19, 2009.



• "Even in tough times, some companies think training investment pays off" Kansas City Star by Diane Stafford, May 13, 2009.



• "Pennsylvania Manufacturers Find a New Way to Pay for Education and Training" Dynamic Business by Paul Anselmo January/February 2009.



• "Food banks, smoking ban on agenda" The Star Press online news
  by Rick Yencer, January 17, 2009.



• "Employers Invest in Education" Letter to the Editor, Kansas City Star by Suzy Makalous December 12, 2008.



• "Viewpoint -- A Rescue Plan for American Workers"
  IndustryWeek, by Carl Van Horn, October 17, 2008



• "Workforce Weekly" Missouri Workforce Development Director's Newsletter
  Vol. 3: Issue 3, September 26, 2008.



• "Educational efforts need more support if Michigan is to recover" Mlive.com, by Rick Haglund, September 10, 2008.



• "After One Career, Boomers Look to Return for an Encore"
  Workforce Management Online, by Bridget Mintz Testa, August, 2008.



• "Maine's Lifelong Learning Accounts" Community and Banking published by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Fall 2008.



• "Strategies for Recession" Toronto Star, July 22, 2008.



• "Bridging the education gap" The Sacramento Bee June 15, 2008.



• "An Era of Change: LiLAs Spark Workforce Development" Step Forward, by Brian Clappier July 2, 2008.



• "In Business, Honing An American Edge" NewsUSA, May 16, 2008.



• "Washington Update- Developments in Federal Workforce Policy - Lifelong Learning Accounts (LiLAs)" Workforce Alliance, June 2008.



• "Catching On: A New Way to Pay for Worker Training" Kiplinger Business Resource Center, by Jonathan Crawford June 6, 2008.



• "A Winning Investment " Human Resource Executive Online, by Peggy Tate June 2, 2008.



• "Smart Accounts" Human Resource Executive Online, by Tom Starner June 2, 2008



• "When Learning Lasts a Lifetime" HR Magazine, by Susan Ladika May 2008.



• "Promoting Life-Altering Learning" The Chicago Tribune, by Barbara Rose. May 19, 2008.



• "ENCORE ACCOUNTS: Lifelong Learning Accounts legislation introduced" Encore.org May 19, 2008.



• "Legislators Introduce Lifelong Learning Accounts Bill" Chief Learning Office Magazine May 18, 2008.



• "Get a life! (Lifelong Learning Accounts that is...)" National Elder Economic Security Initiative March 12, 2008.



• "Editorial: Tax credits can invite lifelong learning" The Star Tribune, Minneapolis, MN. March 20, 2008. Download pdf here.



• "Why Colleges Should Welcome the Return of the Boomers," The Chronicle of Higher Education, by Harris Wofford. February 8, 2008.



• "Lifelong Learning Accounts Target Incumbent Worker Training" Workforce Management Online, by Mark Schoeff Jr. December 2007. Download pdf here.



• "Guest Opinion: Lifelong learning accounts a good idea" Billings Gazette & The Missoulan, by Senator Carol Williams. January 5 2008, December 31, 2007. Download pdf here of Gazette here. Download pdf of Missoulan here.



• "Keeping baby boomers involved: Aging work force topic of Statehouse meeting" Seacoastonline.com, December 21, 2007. Download pdf here.



• "A new tool to finance a college education" Community College Times, by Amy Sherman AND Rebecca Klein-Collins. November 23, 2007



• Interview with Jamie Merisotis, Founder, Institute For Higher Education Policy HEWI NewsLine, October 31, 2007.



• ENCORE ACCOUNTS: IBM Creates "Learning Accounts" CivicVentures, by David Bank. Jul 26, 2007. Download pdf here



• "Savings accounts can encourage lifelong learning" Community College Times, by Jeffrey Phillips. August 3, 2007. Download pdf here



• "Learning accounts needed in modern workplace" Employee Benefit News, by Chris Silva. July 19, 2007.



• "Legislation that may impact workforce training and development." NGA Center for Best Practices, Workforce Update. March 5, 2007.



• "LiLAs Go National Via A Bipartisan Congressional Effort." One College, One Community. San Jose/Evergreen Community College District Newsletter, p. 8. Number 11, March 2007.



• "Senators Cantwell and Snowe Introduce Education Account Bill to Make American Workers More Competitive," Yahoo News, January 8, 2007.



• "On the Cusp: LiLA Pilot Projects Wind Down as Support Gears Up," American Council on Education, Focus, by Laura Mullane. September 19, 2006.



• "Federal Higher-Education Panel Seeks to Focus on 'Big Ideas'," The Chronicle of Higher Education, by Kelly Field. February 17, 2006.



• "Banking on Learning," Association Management, by Amy Sherman. June 2005.

Policy Reports and Monographs Featuring or Mentioning LiLAs

• Mapping New Directions: Higher Education for Older Adults A report from American Council on Education. November, 2008.
  
  
• Importance of Postsecondary Education Increases While Financial Aid Eludes Many A report from the Michigan League for Human Services.
  September, 2008.
  
  
• Job Training and Placement Report The Job Training & Placement Report (JTPR) serves employment professionals. October, 2008.
  
  
• "Pushing the Envelope State Policy Innovations in Financing Postsecondary Education forWorkers Who Study" A joint report from the National Council for Workforce Education and Jobs for the Future.
  By Radha Roy Biswas, Vickie Choitz, and Heath Prince. June, 2008.
  


• "Good Policy, Good Practice, Improving Outcomes and Productivity in Higher Education: A Guide for Policymakers" A Joint Report from The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education & The National Center for Higher Education Management Systems. November, 2007.



• “Working to Learn, Learning to Work” by the Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy and the Center for an Urban Future. A report of the Working Poor Families Project supported by the Annie E. Casey, Ford and Mott Foundations. August, 2007.



• "From Poverty to Prosperity: A National Strategy to Cut Poverty in Half." Report and Recommendations of the Center for American Progress Task Force on Poverty, 2007.



• "Bridging the Skills Gap" by the American Society for Training and Development's Public Policy Council, 2006.



• "Transforming Higher Education: National Imperative-State Responsibility" The Blue Ribbon Commission Executive Summary and Report. October, 2006.



• "Innovations in Workforce Development Financing: Financial Innovation #2 (Part 2 of 3)" by John Colborn of the Ford Foundation, 2005.



• "Innovate America" by the Council on Competitiveness, 2004.



• "Report to the Community: Promising Approaches in Workforce Development for Low Income and Low Wage Individuals" by the Low Income Investment Fund, 2004.

Local Coverage of LiLA

• Interview on KGY AM 1240 in Washington state with Julianne Hanner who operates 5 McDonald's restaurants and is a participating LiLA employer.



• "How LiLAs helped me." Career Development at the University of California, San Francisco September 2008.



• "Invest in workers to keep Chicago the city that works," ChicagoBusiness.com, by Allan F. "Duffy" Gaynor. February 04, 2008.



• "Fewer Adults Attend College," Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, by Cara Matthews and Bennett Loudon. August 14, 2007.
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• "Lingle outlines initiative to revamp economy," Honolulu Advertiser, by Derrick DePledge. January 31, 2007.



• "Smart money: An experimental state program aims to boost secondary education among working Mainers," MaineBiz, by Kerry Nelson. August 6, 2007.



• "Investing in your Talent," HR Times, by Tim Sardano. Summer 2007.



• "Lifelong Learning," Letters to the Editor, Bangor Daily News, by Laura A. Fortman, Commissioner of the Maine Department of Labor. July 23, 2007.



• "Lifelong Learning Pays Off for Women," Bay Area Business Women News, by Kristin Butler. November 2006.



• "The Ultimate Investment: The Benefits of Earning and Learning with a LiLA Account," Employment Times, by Mark Griffin. July 2006.



• "New Team." San Francisco Business Times, Healthcare, by Chris Rauber on Education and Training, June 9, 2006.



• "Joint Investment/Mutual Savings," BizVoice (IN), by Symone Salisbury. November/December, 2005.



• "Matching accounts go toward education," Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME), by Matt Wickenheiser. June 2, 2005.



• "Savings plan aids low-wage workers," Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL), by Barbara Rose. December 30, 2004.



• "Maine to test savings program in workplace plan to aid education," Bangor Daily News (Bangor, ME), July 22, 2004, by Ruth-Ellen Cohen



• "Area employers plan learning assistance," Journal-Gazette (Fort Wayne, IN), by Mike Gross. March 26, 2003.



• "Pilot program in area gets $200,000 grant," Angola Herald-Republican (Angola, IN) and Kendallville News-Sun (Kendallville, IN), by Rob Braley. November 3, 2002.



• "Pilot program in flight" Albion New Era (Albion, IN). September 18, 2002.



• "Pilot program urges workers to invest in their learning," News-Sentinel, The (Fort Wayne, IN), by Eunice Trotter. April 4, 2002.

Related Articles on Financing Strategies for Adult Workers

"Hitting the Books, with Some Help: IBM is looking to launch a 401(k)-type program that will fund accounts employees can use for professional education. But is the funding enough to make a difference? And will the government provide a tax break?" CFO.com, by David McCann. December 1, 2007 Download pdf here.

"Formula 401(k) for Education? IBM plans to launch employee-funded, company-matched learning accounts and is pushing the government to provide a tax break for contributions,"CFO.com, by David McCann. November 2, 2007. Download pdf here.

"I.B.M. Plan Ties Training and Accounts" New York Times, by Steve Lohr. July 25, 2007.

LiLAs have been featured in over 964 community papers in California, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Washington D.C.

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