Kate Kinder

State Strategies Director @SkillsCoalition. Working for equitable opportunity and economic mobility. Passionate about higher ed, workforce, and human svc policy

[Bryce McKibben @bmckib]

Absolutely devastating for college affordability, access, and success. They are playing a dangerous political game with people’s lives.

[CLASP @CLASP_DC]

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

[Andy Cohen @Andy]

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

[ECMC Foundation @ECMCFoundation]

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.
https://t.co/nbdixHzlZd

[Kate Kinder @KateKinder2]

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

[Sara Weissman @SaraWeissman]

A new paper says community college enrollments fall in response to state-level minimum wage increases, but degree completion rates largely stay the same. https://t.co/xCm13DXScU

[Amy Ellen Duke-Benfield @AEDukehighered]

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. https://t.co/4ieayB7TPh

[Bryce McKibben @bmckib]

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 These outdated restrictions in SNAP, TANF, and other programs sabotage workforce development and economic mobility. https://t.co/cmbfm8Kqu6

[National Skills Coalition @SkillsCoalition]

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)

[National Skills Coalition @SkillsCoalition]

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)

[National Skills Coalition @SkillsCoalition]

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 ⬇️)

[Kate Kinder @KateKinder2]

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

[Center on Budget @CenterOnBudget]

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

https://t.co/cDhWclJeFw

[Center on Budget @CenterOnBudget]

It's simple - we must not make it harder for people to meet their basic needs.

[TICAS @TICAS_org]

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: https://t.co/juWbDhJnVs

[Kate Kinder @KateKinder2]

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

[National Skills Coalition @SkillsCoalition]

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.

[National Skills Coalition @SkillsCoalition]

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: https://t.co/Kk0YFWlJQX @JessicaDFraser @INSkills2C

[Today's Students Coalition @TSCnational]

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

Miss anything?

[Today's Students Coalition @TSCnational]

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: https://t.co/oEzOvxnngR

[National Skills Coalition @SkillsCoalition]

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:
https://t.co/YNxQj18NEj