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U.S. Senate FY 2013 Appropriations Summary for Labor, Health & Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
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Released by the U.S. Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee on June 12, 2012. Summarizes programmatic funding for FY 2013. |
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Connecting Youth and Business, A Toolkit for Employers
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This toolkit provides step-by-step instructions designed to guide companies on options for supproting, training, and employing disconnected youth. The toolkit also includes elements that are applicable to all youth populations. |
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Legislative Update- Changes Made to Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2012
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In a June 7th markup session, the U.S. House of Representatives Education and the Workforce Committe must substantive changes to the Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2012 (H.R. 4297), which reauthorizes the Workforce Investment Act. |
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"Skills to Pay the Bills" - Soft Skills Curriculum for Youth
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This announcement by the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) discusses the development of the Skills to Pay the Bills curriculum that focuses on teaching soft skills and workplace readiness to youth. |
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Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Youth Program Reference Tool
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The WIA Youth Services Program Reference Tool provides easy access to document and websites containing information on policy advisories, toolkits, and state and local resources. |
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Chasing the American Dream: Recent College Graduates and the Great Recession
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Report released by the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development on results from a survey of 444 college graduates from 2006-2011. |
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House Appropriations Committee Report on Department of Justice FY13 Funding
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This report outlines the funding for programs within the Departments of Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies. The report was prepared by the House Appropriations Committee and was released on May 2, 2012. |
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Explaining Sequestration and the Budget Control Act of 2011
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This article, released by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, outlines what a possible budgetary sequestration will look like in 2013 if Congress does not agree on an alternative debt reduction plan. |
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How the Across-the-Board Cuts in the Budget Control Act Will Work
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This report, released by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities on April 27, 2012, discusses the federal funding sequestration on FY 2013 as well as the funding reductions in FY 2014-2021 as a result of the Budget Control Act of 2011. |
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What Makes Workforce Development Programs Sucessful
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A report released in 2012 by Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago. This study assesses the influence of a range of factors on achievement of successful outcomes for workforce development programs, while also looking at how and if these factors are currently measured. Finally, this study recommends improvements to the data collection methids and data system that currently exist within the workforce development system. |
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