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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Courtesy of Lindsey Downs of WCET/SAN<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;font-weight:normal">TechCongress has launched the Congressional Digital Service Fellowship, a limited term fellowship<o:p></o:p></span></i></strong></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">The goals of the fellowship are to: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Meet the immediate need for technical talent to help modernize the digital infrastructure of the Congress.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Capitalize on the opportunity to galvanize the institution to build a Congressional Digital Service within the institution, including by helping
<a href="https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmodernizecongress.house.gov%2Fcommittee-activity%2Frecommendations&data=01%7C01%7Celisa.jaden%40sreb.org%7C580090a993ca489be4c308d7ec708fb8%7Ceb20950b168c497a98452b099844f3ef%7C0&sdata=r5Vw6HO9ukCDFMmhyl2kV%2BwfXizAc7ZchnydGxt4Bow%3D&reserved=0" title="https://modernizecongress.house.gov/committee-activity/recommendations">
implement recommendations</a> from the House Select Committee on Modernization.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Fellows will be paid a competitive stipend, consistent with tech team salaries in the executive branch like the Presidential Innovation Fellowship, as well as reimbursements
for health care, relocation to Washington, D.C. and any necessary travel. <a href="https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.techcongress.io%2Fcongressional-digital-service&data=01%7C01%7Celisa.jaden%40sreb.org%7C580090a993ca489be4c308d7ec708fb8%7Ceb20950b168c497a98452b099844f3ef%7C0&sdata=cJiXeu57ueDWJevgtW55zUPH2WG7MuEyShcrergxscQ%3D&reserved=0" title="https://www.techcongress.io/congressional-digital-service">Learn
more.</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;font-weight:normal">A Special Report on How Tribal Colleges Are Responding to COVID-19<o:p></o:p></span></i></strong></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">The Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education<a href="https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftribalcollegejournal.org%2Fcoping-with-the-contagion-how-tribal-colleges-are-responding-to-covid-19-a-special-report%2F&data=01%7C01%7Celisa.jaden%40sreb.org%7C580090a993ca489be4c308d7ec708fb8%7Ceb20950b168c497a98452b099844f3ef%7C0&sdata=dt4JkKgNhl3%2BbCbROHKY%2BaCFhP2r9IIQlGoLRP2s%2BQ0%3D&reserved=0" title="https://tribalcollegejournal.org/coping-with-the-contagion-how-tribal-colleges-are-responding-to-covid-19-a-special-report/">
just published a special report:</a> "Coping with the Contagion: How Tribal Colleges Are Responding to COVID-19, A Special Report." There are many problems due to the institution's rural locations, lack of technology for students, and insufficient broadband.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></strong></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;font-weight:normal">Accreditation<o:p></o:p></span></i></strong></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Institutional Accreditors – note the
<a href="https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.c-rac.org%2Fpost%2Fc-rac-members-urge-continued-flexibility-to-support-postsecondary-distance-learning&data=01%7C01%7Celisa.jaden%40sreb.org%7C580090a993ca489be4c308d7ec708fb8%7Ceb20950b168c497a98452b099844f3ef%7C0&sdata=aTk2SqUq4qSSYldi2bxQb9IJ7cNCCB2ItRt3DkzWk7c%3D&reserved=0" title="https://www.c-rac.org/post/c-rac-members-urge-continued-flexibility-to-support-postsecondary-distance-learning">
4/21/20 letter from C-RAC</a> to the US Department of Education requesting that flexibility for distance education review requirements be extended through the 2020-2021 academic school year. Other accreditors are updating their guidance from time to time. You
may wish to review: <a href="https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwcetsan.wiche.edu%2Fresources%2Fcovid-19-guidance-weblinks-institutional-formerly-regional-accreditors&data=01%7C01%7Celisa.jaden%40sreb.org%7C580090a993ca489be4c308d7ec708fb8%7Ceb20950b168c497a98452b099844f3ef%7C0&sdata=PYD5IPdOTlAHxlOuBVXS%2BqI5%2FNtl49pNdaww0GN00I4%3D&reserved=0" title="https://wcetsan.wiche.edu/resources/covid-19-guidance-weblinks-institutional-formerly-regional-accreditors">
COVID-19 Guidance Weblinks - Institutional (formerly regional) Accreditors</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Programmatic Accreditors - Updates are provided by the accreditors from time to time including new FAQ's. You may wish to view:
<a href="https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwcetsan.wiche.edu%2Fresources%2Fcovid-19-guidance-weblinks-programmatic-accreditors&data=01%7C01%7Celisa.jaden%40sreb.org%7C580090a993ca489be4c308d7ec708fb8%7Ceb20950b168c497a98452b099844f3ef%7C0&sdata=IIOzkOusfEEyNRRCGXK9pmjrESXBporBSp5CVGOMziY%3D&reserved=0" title="https://wcetsan.wiche.edu/resources/covid-19-guidance-weblinks-programmatic-accreditors">
COVID-19 Guidance Weblinks - Programmatic Accreditors</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></strong></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;font-weight:normal">Professional Licensing Boards</span></i></strong><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">National Associations for State Licensing Boards continue to update guidance regarding education for several professions including: Nursing, Law, Physician Assistants, and
Teaching. <a href="https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwcetsan.wiche.edu%2Fresources%2Fcovid-19-licensure-bd-guidance-national-associations-state-licensure-boards&data=01%7C01%7Celisa.jaden%40sreb.org%7C580090a993ca489be4c308d7ec708fb8%7Ceb20950b168c497a98452b099844f3ef%7C0&sdata=5Zl2xXKFRd5g%2FVWMNvU%2BthagJLd4n%2FmN%2FZQRo%2F3XhHY%3D&reserved=0" title="https://wcetsan.wiche.edu/resources/covid-19-licensure-bd-guidance-national-associations-state-licensure-boards">
COVID-19 Licensure Bd Guidance - National Associations for State Licensure Boards</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></strong></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;font-weight:normal">Veterans Benefits (GI Bill and Student Aid)</span></i></strong><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><a href="https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.congress.gov%2Fbill%2F116th-congress%2Fhouse-bill%2F6322%3Fq%3D%257B%2522search%2522%253A%255B%2522VA%2Bwork-study%2Bstudents%2522%255D%257D%26s%3D8%26r%3D1&data=01%7C01%7Celisa.jaden%40sreb.org%7C580090a993ca489be4c308d7ec708fb8%7Ceb20950b168c497a98452b099844f3ef%7C0&sdata=J%2BEmizQxZl5J8O5uGomNytL%2FTTKHxvYGWxsHJvtqYL4%3D&reserved=0" title="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6322?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22VA+work-study+students%22%5D%7D&s=8&r=1">Additional
legislation</a> was signed into law by the President on April 28, 2020 to build upon the
<a href="https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.congress.gov%2Fbill%2F116th-congress%2Fsenate-bill%2F3503%3Fs%3D2%26r%3D4&data=01%7C01%7Celisa.jaden%40sreb.org%7C580090a993ca489be4c308d7ec708fb8%7Ceb20950b168c497a98452b099844f3ef%7C0&sdata=G9Z7%2BcDoeknRtYO6mEje9Pe67jrtrSI8W%2Bpq2KxBv14%3D&reserved=0" title="https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3503?s=2&r=4">
emergency legislation</a> that was signed into law in March. The new law will ensure that student veterans will continue to receive payments during the pandemic for work study jobs or if the institution closes or a student is forced to withdraw from school
due to coronavirus related issues. The covered period remains as March 1, 2020 through December 21, 2020.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Department of Labor's Veteran's Employment & Training Service have posted
<a href="https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dol.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2Funemployment-insurance&data=01%7C01%7Celisa.jaden%40sreb.org%7C580090a993ca489be4c308d7ec708fb8%7Ceb20950b168c497a98452b099844f3ef%7C0&sdata=LkT7bD7Nwtl3GTP3fY3IctzEz4%2B7kR2PPqrXX9HTMjw%3D&reserved=0" title="https://www.dol.gov/coronavirus/unemployment-insurance">
Frequently Asked Questions and fact sheet</a> for student Veterans regarding unemployment compensation to their
<a href="https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dol.gov%2Fagencies%2Fvets&data=01%7C01%7Celisa.jaden%40sreb.org%7C580090a993ca489be4c308d7ec708fb8%7Ceb20950b168c497a98452b099844f3ef%7C0&sdata=6vcXNVHazfUwFelw3Na9vBXhHmRzYfgV6VYH7LHxcNo%3D&reserved=0" title="https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets">
Veterans' Employment & Training Service Webpage</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">SARA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Southern Regional Education Board<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">(404) 879-5517<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:blue"><a href="mailto:SARA@sreb.org">SARA@sreb.org</a></span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
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