In today’s rundown: A special after school guest for the students at Horton’s Kids. A look at why unemployment is so high in some parts of DC even though there are many jobs available. Plus, analysis of the latest unemployment numbers and what they mean for women.
— Tomorrow afternoon the students at Horton’s Kids will have some special help with their homework — U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will be visiting the nonprofit during its weekly tutoring session. The visit is part of the 2011 Combined Federal Campaign. Horton’s Kids is a Women’s Foundation Grantee Partner.
— Washington, DC has plenty of jobs and, in some wards, plenty of unemployment. The disconnect, reports DCentric, is that many residents are lacking the skills and credentials they need to get jobs. DCentric is looking into what can be done to help unskilled residents find jobs.
— More than 300,000 women dropped out of the labor force last month, according to The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), which analyzed data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. IWPR — a Women’s Foundation Grantee Partner — also found that women who maintain families without a spouse have much higher unemployment rates than other groups.
