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Capitol Hill and Business Leaders "Say Yes" to Youth Entrepreneurship
(CSRwire) Washington, DC - November 13, 2008 -The Youth Entrepreneurship Strategy
Group (YES GROUP) will launch the "I Said Yes" campaign and release the
nation's first policymaker guide on youth entrepreneurship on Tuesday,
November 18, 2008, at the Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2661, in
Washington, DC. The event, entitled "We Say YES! To Youth Entrepreneurship
Education in America's Schools: What Policymakers Can Do to Prepare Youth
for the Market Economy," is focused on bringing about change in how youth
are educated and empowered.
The event will kick off with greetings from Stephanie Bell-Rose, President
of The Goldman Sachs Foundation and Chairperson for the YES GROUP, and
Peter Reiling, Aspen Institute Executive Vice President for Leadership and
Seminar Programs. A distinguished panel will discuss youth entrepreneurship
including Alex Nock, Deputy Staff Director, U.S. House of Representatives
Education and Labor Committee; David Johns, Policy Advisor, Senate Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee; and Lindsay Hunsicker, Senior
Education Policy Advisor, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Committee. These key leaders represent part of a growing movement across
all sectors of society to increase youth entrepreneurship education
throughout the country.
"Entrepreneurship training provides at-risk youth an opportunity to learn
how to function in the marketplace and strengthen their community's
economy. High quality entrepreneurship training can help ensure a better
quality of life for individual entrepreneurs and their communities as a
whole," says House Education and Labor Committee Chairman George
Miller.
The YES GROUP understands the world economy is changing rapidly, and that
change brings enormous challenges and opportunities for better educating
America's youth. The Group believes that expanding the availability of
youth entrepreneurship education should be a critical part of any future
educational strategy. Through the process of starting their own ventures,
young minds are engaged, talent is explored, and youth, particularly from
low-income communities, become empowered.
The "I Said Yes" campaign charges leaders to support youth
entrepreneurship by raising awareness, taking policy action, and providing
financial resources for programs. The nation's first policy action guide on
youth entrepreneurship provides the information and tools necessary for
educators and policymakers at local, state, and federal levels to
introduce entrepreneurship training in schools, adopt statewide standards
for youth entrepreneurship education, and revise existing education
statutes, such as the No Child Left Behind Act, the Higher Education Act,
and Workforce Investment Act, to include entrepreneurship skills as a
desired competency in educational standards.
If you would like more information about this event or to schedule an
interview, please contact Julie Kantor at 202.215.6383 or by email at
julie.kantor@nfte.com.
The Youth Entrepreneurship Strategy Group (YES GROUP) is an
initiative of the Aspen Institute in partnership with The National
Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) and E*TRADE FINANCIAL. We
convene prominent leaders from the fields of education, entrepreneurship
and business, public policy, philanthropy, and the media to explore the
promise of, and obstacles to, implementing youth entrepreneurship
education in low-income communities nationwide. YES GROUP members
represent thousands of teachers and hundreds of thousands of youths
throughout the U.S. and abroad. For more information visit: www.aspeninstitute.org/yesg.
The Aspen Institute mission is twofold: to foster values-based
leadership, encouraging individuals to reflect on the ideals and ideas
that define a good society, and to provide a neutral and balanced venue
for discussing and acting on critical issues. The Aspen Institute does
this primarily in four ways: seminars, young-leader fellowships around the
globe, policy programs, and public conferences and events. The Institute is
based in Washington, DC, Aspen, Colorado, and on the Wye River on
Maryland's Eastern Shore and has an international network of partners. For
more information, visit www.aspeninstitute.org.
For more information please contact:
Julie Kantor, National Vice President
NFTE
202-215-6383
www.aspeninstitute.org
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