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YouthNotes - March 2010
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- "Beyond the Classroom: Pathways to College and Careers for Latino Youth" By the National Council of La Raza and Contigo Research, Policy, and Strategy
- Legislative Update: Jobs Legislation, Elementary and Secondary Education, Budget & Appropriations, Congressional Hearings
- "CCRY Network Convenes Capitol Hill Briefing on Lessons from YO Grants"
- "Coalition to Save Youth Employment Rallies at U.S. Capitol"
- News and Announcements
- New Members
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Expanding Options for Struggling Students and Out-of-School Youth: State Financing of Education Pathways (March 2010)
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This policy brief describes a number of finance-related policies that states can use to support the development of education options that serve disconnected youth and provides examples from across the country. |
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Describing the Dimensions of the Current Labor Market Crisis in the U.S., Center for Labor Market Studies-1/19/2010
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Describing the Dimensions of the Current Labor Market Crisis in the U.S., Center for Labor Market Studies-1/19/2010
Most national macroeconomic models project little to no net employment growth through the middle of next year. Overall unemployment, as even indicated by Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke, is likely to rise through the fall of the coming year, 2010. Joblessness and labor underutilization problems will worsen over this time period. The country must act now to help put America's youth and adults back to work in a cost effective and transparent manner. |
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Dire Straits for Many American Workers: The Economic Case for New Job Creation Strategies in 2010 for the NationĂ?¢??s Teens and Young Adults (20-24), Center for Labor Market Studies - January 2010
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Dire Straits for Many American Workers: The Economic Case for New Job Creation Strategies in 2010 for the Nation's Teens and Young Adults (20-24), Center for Labor Market Studies, January 2010
The nation's teen (16-19) and young adult (20-24 year old) job markets have continued to collapse during the past year, dropping all of these young groups' employment rates to new post- World War II lows. Over the October-November 2007 to November-December 2009 period, the number of employed teens in the U.S. declined by nearly 25% while the number of employed 20-24 year olds fell by nearly 11%. As noted in the bar graph on the cover page, the job loss in relative terms (-25%) among the nation's teens in the Great Recession is greater than it was for all workers (16+) in the Great Depression of the 1930's (1929-1933).3 The employment losses for young workers far exceeded those of all other age groups. Among older persons (55+), however, total employment at the end of this period was actually higher than it was prior to the beginning of the recession. |
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YouthNotes - December 2009
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"The Consequences of Dropping Out: The Impact on Lifetime Earnings" by Andrew Sum, Ishwar Khatiwada, & Joseph McLaughlin, Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University
Legislative Update: Budget and Appropriations, Jobs Legislation, Workforce Investment Act, Federal Announcements, Other Legislation
News and Announcements
New Members |
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Dire Straits for Many Workers: The Economic Case for New Job Creation and Retraining Strategies in 2010 for the Nation's Young, and Dislocated Blue Collar Workers - Center for Labor Market Studies, Dec. 2009
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The severe teen joblessness problem is a year-round problem not confined to the summer. A job stimulus program for teens is needed that will create jobs for youth in the public and nonprofit sectors and provide economic incentives through wage subsidies for private for profit employers to hire teens. The youth job creation programs would provide both year-round and summer jobs. A wage subsidy offer of 30% of the gross wage for 6 to 9 months would be provided to hire targeted teens with a good faith effort to keep them on the payroll after the wage subsidy is over. Sustained, private sector work experience is needed to boost the long-term employment and earnings of teens in the U.S. We also need to have teens exposed to firms in a much broader set of industries. Teen workers are increasingly confined to jobs in retail stores, fast-food restaurants, health care, and low level services. They are increasingly shut out of jobs in construction, manufacturing, utilities, transportation, finance, professional services, and state/local government. Their lack of broad-based work exposure is harming both their immediate and longer term job prospects and earnings. Employers are increasingly critical of their lack of employability skills and their poor work behavior, but they can only gain such skills through work itself. No demographic group is in more need of immediate job opportunities than teens and young adults (20-24). - December 2009 |
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NYEC Workforce Investment Act Title I Youth Activities Reauthorization Recommendations - November 2009
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NYEC Workforce Investment Act Title I Youth Activities Reauthorization Recommendations - November 2009
Since 1998, there have been some successes, many challenges and many questions regarding implementation and service delivery. In 2009, young people are facing a labor market with limited prospects. NYEC recommends that statutory changes are needed to improve implementation of the program and the career trajectories of the young people served by the program.
NYEC proposes the enclosed recommendations for WIA Reauthorization. We look forward to working with the Administration, Congress, our members and other key stakeholders in the reauthorization process. |
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NYEC Workforce Investment Act Title I Youth Activities Reauthorization Recommendations - November 2009 Summary
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NYEC Workforce Investment Act Title I Youth Activities Reauthorization Recommendations - November 2009 Summary |
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A Look at Community Schools (Oct. 2009)
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This report will provide an overview of community school strategies in the United States and how community schools can decrease poverty's detrimental effect on students. There are many examples of community school initiatives--from national models to local school district initiatives. This report highlights the examples where research shows community schools have had the most success. It will also review England's extended school model and suggest how the United States can expand community schools based on England's experience.
Author: Saba Bireda, Center for American Progress
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Achieving Graduation for All: A Governor's Guide to Dropout Prevention and Recovery
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Achieving Graduation for All: A Governor's Guide to Dropout Prevention and Recovery identifies the root causes of the high school dropout problem and offers a comprehensive action plan for states to curb dropouts, help youth succeed and strengthen state economies. Achieving Graduation for All recommends actions governors should take to reduce the incidence of students not completing high school, including: promote high school graduation for all; target youth at-risk of dropping out; reengage youth who have dropped out of school; and provide rigorous, relevant options for earning a high school diploma. Specific suggestions for implementation, such as raising the compulsory age of attendance to 18 and establishing reentry programs for juvenile offenders, are also contained within the report. |
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