NCAL ENews #17 (Oct. 29, 2016) – This issue announces a new blog by NCAL’s Gail Spangenberg and James Parker, titled Serving America’s Lowest-Skilled Adults. It also features two reports: (1) State of American Jobs is a major survey report from the Pew Research Center. It discusses “how the shifting economic landscape is reshaping work and society and affecting the way people think about the skills and training they need.” (2) Career Pathways in Arkansas describes this highly successful program, urges its replication, and discusses ways TANF and policymakers generally can support skills for low-income parents. News in Brief and Events & Other Resources cover a wide range of other news, recent reports and a variety of new resources, and upcoming events. To access this issue of the newsletter, go to http://conta.cc/2fhVrC8 <http://conta.cc/2fhVrC8> To access the blog directly, go to: http://ncalamerica.org/blog/serving-americas-lowest-skilled-adults <http://ncalamerica.org/blog/serving-americas-lowest-skilled-adults> To access all past issues of the newsletter, go to: www.ncalamerica.org/enews.html <http://www.ncalamerica.org/enews.html> Reply to: info@ncalamerica.org