Unemployment Challenges for AAPI Workers
As part of our commemoration of Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month, the department has been sharing the latest data highlighting the status of Asian-American and Pacific Islanders in our nation’s...
View ArticlePartnering to Prepare High School Students for College and Careers
Making sure our high school students are college and career-ready is major focus of President Obama’s jobs-driven training agenda, and is also central his goal for the United States to lead the world...
View ArticleA Bold Idea Endures: 50 Years of Job Corps
Editor’s note: As we continue to post Job Corps stories in honor of its 50th anniversary, we want to hear from you. Submit your story through our Web form here − or share on Twitter, Facebook or...
View Article50 Years of Helping Farmworkers
For years, Julian performed the incredibly hard work of harvesting onions and vegetables at a farm in upstate New York, making only $8.50 an hour. As a seasonal farm worker, the pay was barely enough...
View ArticleLibraries and the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
Editor’s Note: This article is cross-posted on the IMLS UpNext! blog and the Department of Education blog here. Our agencies have long recognized the role of libraries to help meet the workforce...
View ArticleCreating More Flexibility to Serve Youth
Secretary Perez is focused on promoting shared prosperity – so that everyone in America has the opportunity to benefit from our growing economy. But for over six million of our youth who are out of...
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