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Washington, Feb. 26 — The following op-ed was issued today by Donna Klein, President and Founder of Corporate Voices for Working Families and Karen Pittman, Executive Director of the Forum for Youth Investment.

Twenty five years ago, the blue ribbon National Commission on Excellence in Education stunned the country by declaring:

WASHINGTON (Feb. 25, 2008) -- Corporate Voices for Working Families and Working Mother Media have received 50 applications from U.S. Senators and members of the U.S. House of Representatives for the inaugural “Best of Congress” award. The award spotlights congressional excellence in supporting working families. Equally important, the award provides the opportunity to recognize individual members of Congress for their leadership in improving the quality of life for working families by partnering with business to create long-term solutions to work-life issues.

Washington, DC (Jan. 25)--The Bush Administration and members of Congress are now considering a package of tax rebates and business incentives to stimulate our economy. One goal is to get additional cash into the hands of working families and individuals as quickly as possible.

Well, there is one way to put money in the pockets of workers. But too many workers fail to take advantage of the benefit.

WASHINGTON (Jan. 29, 2008) -- Corporate Voices for Working Families, a nonprofit corporate membership organization in Washington, D.C., has released its 2007 Employer Guide: Educate Your Employees About the Benefits They’ve Earned. This is the fifth year that Corporate Voices has updated the Employer Guide and made it available to companies as a way to help low-wage employees take advantage of a host of federal benefits available to them. The guide provides detailed information about the Earned Income Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, Medicaid and other federal benefits.

WASHINGTON (Jan. 14, 2008) — Corporate Voices for Working Families and Working Mother Media will present U.S. Senators and members of the U.S. House of Representatives with the “Best of Congress” award, recognizing their leadership in improving the quality of life for working families by partnering with business to create long-term solutions to work-life issues. Winners will be profiled in the August/September 2008 issue of Working Mother Magazine.

(October 2, 2007) The most vital course of action currently needed on workforce readiness is for business, education and community groups to work together toward developing a shared sense of responsibility.

This conclusion is from a preliminary report from The Conference Board, Corporate Voices for Working Families, Partnership for 21st Century Skills, and the Society for Human Resource Management, based on a stakeholders meeting which focused on the problem of poor workforce readiness held last June in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON (June 25, 2007) – Corporate Voices for Working Families’ coalition member KPMG LLP testified on Thursday, June 21, before the House Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, as it considers H.R. 2392 “The Balancing Act.” Barbara C Wankoff, Director of Workplace Solutions for KPMG LLP highlighted the work/life policies her firm uses to help employees juggle their professional and personal responsibilities.

WASHINGTON (June 25, 2007) – The Pew Research Center Study represents a victory for women in the workplace. First, the data represents a generational shift. The Generation X and Generation Y women are stating a preference for part time work over full time work. This seems to indicate that the daughters of the baby boomer women who entered the workforce in the late 70's weren't satisfied with the gains they saw their mothers make in the workplace in comparison to the tradeoffs they made at home and with their families.

WASHINGTON (March 21, 2007) -- Corporate Voices for Working Families, a Washington-DC based non-profit corporate membership organization, today posted the first edition of its Moms in Action blog to the Working Mother website. Moms in Action is a new blog on the MomBlog page of www.WorkingMother.com focused on informing readers about how to make their voices heard on issues that are important to working families.

WASHINGTON (March 19, 2007) -- Corporate Voices for Working Families and Working Mother Media today announced they will join forces to award U.S. Senators and members of the U.S. House of Representatives with the “Best of Congress” in recognition of their leadership in improving the quality of life for working families. The award will be given every two years beginning in September 2008 and the winning Members of Congress will be profiled in that month’s issue of Working Mother magazine.