Workforce Development

Business Leaders: Greater Preschool Access Crucial To State Future

AP | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Publicly Funded Preschool, Early Education, Early Childhood Education, Early Learning, School Funding, Economic Development, Michigan Schools, Preschool, Preschool Access, Workforce Development, Michigan, Children's Leadership Council of Michigan, Michigan Preschools, Preschool Funding, Video, Education News

MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. -- Inadequate preschooling is causing Michigan students to fall behind early, making it harder to develop the talented workforc...

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Taking a Sledgehammer to Job Training Programs

National Council of La Raza | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Latinos, Workforce Investment Act, Workforce Development, Jobs, National Council of La Raza, Workforce Investment Improvement Act, Nclr, Latino Prosperity, Latino Voices News
National Council of La Raza

Latino workers will watch to see if these proposals close the skills gap, heal our economy, and put America's workers into good jobs.

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Announcing The Corps Network 2012 Corpsmembers of the Year

Levi Novey | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Civilian Conservation Corps, Community Service, Youth, Sequoia Community Corps, Firefighters, Corpsmembers of the Year, National Service, Workforce Development, The Corps Network, Conservation Corps, Jobs, Conservation, Coconino Rural Environment Corps, Veterans, Green City Force, Civic Engagement, Southwest Conservation Corps, Service, The Sustainability Institute, Weatherization, Parks, Centennial Job Corps, Impact, Green News
Levi Novey

Unquestionably, all 30,000 of these young men and women who serve have fascinating stories to tell. We ask our members to nominate individuals for the Corpsmember of the Year award.

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Arthur Delaney

Rick Scott Wants Mandatory Training For Jobless Benefits

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: New Jobless Claims, Video, Rick Scott, Unemployed, Unemployment, Rick Scott Florida, Unemployment Reform, Governor Rick Scott, Great Recession, Workforce Development, Jobless Benefits, Unemployment Benefits, Florida, Joblessness, Politics News

Florida Gov. Rick Scott's jobs agenda for 2012 aims to reduce burdensome regulations for businesses and to increase them for jobless workers seeking b...

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What's Being Done to Address the Lack of Skilled Workers?

Michele Nash-Hoff | Posted 12.11.2011

Read More: Workforce Development, Workforce Training, Shortage of Skilled Workers, Tooling U, Business News
Michele Nash-Hoff

Educating current and future manufacturing workers is critical for the health and growth of the manufacturing industry, and the training programs provided by SME and FMA will aid in addressing the lack of skilled workers.

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Opening Doors and Closing the Gap: Workforce Development for Urban Youth

Michael Haberman | Posted 10.16.2011

Read More: Nonprofits, Public Schools, Workforce Development, Internships, Education, Mayor Bloomberg, Public Education, New York City, Education News
Michael Haberman

Last week, Mayor Bloomberg announced a major new initiative to address the chronic and blatant disparities between thousands of African American and Latino young men and their peers in New York City.

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Help Needed: Workforce Development and What the Ordinary Citizen Can Do

Michael Haberman | Posted 07.06.2011

Read More: Pencils Fellows Program, Public Schools, Internships, Education, Internship Programs, New York City, Workforce Development, Public Education, Education News
Michael Haberman

Internships provide a solid foundation on which a career can be built. In addition to gaining workplace skills, students are more likely to see the connection between school, work and their career goals.

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Save Workforce Development Funding

Wendy Pollack | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hr1, Jobs, Employment, Illinois Unemployment, Illinois Budget Cuts, Budget Cuts, Economic Crisis, Workforce Development, Chicago Unemployment, Career Change, Chicago News
Wendy Pollack

Reducing our nation's investment in workforce development, basic skills and education will have an immediate impact on job seekers looking to increase their skills for available jobs.

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When Is a Job a Job?

Bob Giloth | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Workforce, Workforce Development, Job Training, Unemployment, P/PV, Yale Law Job Placement, Job-Retention, Business News
Bob Giloth

Our country faces no more important task right now than putting millions of unemployed people back to work. What isn't clear enough is how to do that most effectively.

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No Red Carpet Needed

Julian L. Alssid | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Joyce Foundation, Career Pathways, Low-Wage Workers, Unemployment, Adult Education, Bridge Program, Workforce Strategy Center, Credentials, Postsecondary Education, Training, Underemployment, Workforce Development, Jobs, Impact News
Julian L. Alssid

While adult education bridge programs by themselves will not solve our economic woes, they are a crucial piece in constructing a positive economic path forward.

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It's Time that We Mobilized Support for U.S. Veterans

Akhtar Badshah | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Workforce Development, Iraq Veterans, Csr, Training, Veterans, Impact News
Akhtar Badshah

We hope as we approach Veterans Day that this program can go a small way towards recognizing the contributions and sacrifices of our veterans and perhaps raise awareness of the challenges they face.

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Internships: Gateway to Opportunity or an Obstacle for Low-Income Students?

Michael Laracy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Working Poor, Internships, Education, Poverty, Workforce Development, Poor Students, Paid Internships, Job Training, Unpaid Internships, Work History, Education News
Michael Laracy

The implications for poverty have been clear: if low-income individuals increase their educational attainment, poverty will decline. But education isn't the whole story.

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Is Higher Education Living Up to Its Promise of Opportunity for Low-Income Students?

Michael Laracy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Workforce Development, College Access, College Completion Rates, Higher Education, Poverty and Education, College Completion, Low-Income, College Acceptance Rates, College News
Michael Laracy

Michelle Asha Cooper, president of the Institute for Higher Education Policy, contributed the following commentary on the correlation between postseco...

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People with Disabilities Are an Asset to the Workplace

Jim Gibbons | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Ada, Americans With Disabilities Act, Disabilities, People With Disabilities, Workforce Development, Jobs, Disability, Goodwill, Anniversary, Healthy Living News
Jim Gibbons

When I was a child and slowly losing my eyesight, my dad told me I may have to work harder to do everything other people can do with full sight. I bec...

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The Road to Tomorrow's Jobs is Not Yesterday's Training

Julian L. Alssid | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Workforce, Public Private Ventures, The Aspen Institute, U.S. Economy, Unemployment, Workforce Strategy Center, Economy, Training, Workforce Development, Jobs, New York Times, Business News
Julian L. Alssid

Frustration with ineffectual training programs will produce a black and white response--all training is either good or bad. It would be the wrong response and it won't get Americans back to work any quicker.

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Since When Do Education and Training Create Jobs?

Brandon Roberts | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Job Training, Workforce Development, Education, Jobs, College Education, Employment, Public Private Ventures, Wages, Georgetown, Workforce, Business, Unemployment, New York Times, Economic Recovery, Arra, Economy, Business News
Brandon Roberts

Given the current paucity of new jobs, what better time for students and working adults to enhance their education and skill levels?

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Technology and Partnerships Can Accelerate Social Change

Akhtar Badshah | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Online Safety, Workforce Development, Nonprofits, Ngos, Csr, Technology and Social Change, Microsoft, Accelerator Summit, Technology News
Akhtar Badshah

Microsoft recently held an event that brought together journalists, bloggers and academics to share how technology and partnerships are accelerating positive social change today.

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Social Innovation for Low-Income Communities: Turning Risk Into Reward

Michael Laracy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Policy, Low-Income, Workforce Development, Politics, Opportunity, The Power of Social Innovation, Policy, Business, Poverty, Government, New York City, White-House-Office-of-Social-Innovation, Political News, Impact News
Michael Laracy

Social innovations are catalysts that bring together creativity, expertise and a relentless focus on results to solve problems and dramatically improve performance across the country.

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What Do You Do?

Sec. Hilda Solis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Video, Green Jobs, Workplace, Employment, Department of Labor, Workforce Development, Jobs, Technology, Politics News
Sec. Hilda Solis

Tell me, and the world, about your work through the Department of Labor's Career Video Challenge. We are asking America to create short videos highlighting 15 in-demand occupations.

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Common Sense on Workforce Development

Jessica Lappin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Workforce Development, Unemployment, Economy, New York City, New York City Budget Cuts, New York City Council, New York News
Jessica Lappin

The city spends over $925 million a year on workforce development, without a single, organized system in place for administering those programs.

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