This document records testimony from a hearing held to examine the critical role of career and technical education programs in preparing the nation's students for success in college and career. Many of these programs are funded under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006. Member statements were provided by: (1)…

This document records testimony from a hearing before the Committee on Education and Labor to examine the policies and priorities of the United States Department of Education. Member statements were presented by: (1) Honorable Robert C. Scott, Chairman, Committee on Education and Labor; and (2) Honorable Virginia Foxx, Ranking Member, Committee on…

Although the overall number of youth involved in the juvenile justice system has been decreasing, there are still more than 60,000 young people in juvenile justice residential facilities in the United States on any given day. With the support of grants administered by the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ),…

This booklet, the third in a series of four, provides examples of career education legislation that has been enacted in twenty-one states. The legislation, grouped into categories, is presented in four sections, as follow: (1) appropriations and resolutions, (2) supporting legislation, (3) implementation legislation, and (4) education reform…

This report discusses the current federal role in career education under the Career Education Incentive Act (PL 95-207), which authorizes a federal formula grant program to states and to two national discretionary grant programs. An introduction explains the purpose of the Act, which is to make education as preparation for work a primary…

This report of a hearing before the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy of the Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs, House of Representatives provides information on unemployment and prospects for employment. The report focuses on the role of the Federal Reserve and actions the administration and Congress must take to bring down…

This report provides a summary of existing career education legislation at the state level. The overview presented in chapter 1 discusses the concept of career education, its rapid rate of acceptance, and several related issues and concerns. Chapter 2 describes the status of state legislation for career education under the following categories:…

An Employment and Housing Subcommittee hearing on home-based work focused on typically female clerical workers. The following women were found to face obstacles to conventional 9-to-5 jobs: women needing child care, displaced homemakers who lack job training and experience, rural women, disabled women, and older women who encounter job…

This congressional hearing contains testimony about the problem of youth unemployment and about the relationship between youth employment opportunities and the minimum wage. A special focus is the administration's proposal for the enactment of a youth employment opportunity wage, under which youth below the age of 20 could be paid 75 percent of…

This document reports on a congressional hearing on increasing the minimum wage. It presents both the administration's and the House of Representatives' positions on this issue. Testimony includes statements and prepared statements of the Secretary of Labor and a representative of the Coalition of Automotive Associations. Committee member comments…

This document is a legislative proposal submitted in the U. S. House of Representatives for the funding of a summer sports program for disadvantaged youths. The proposed program would seek to provide such people with an opportunity for sports instruction and competition in a context of high quality facilities and supervision, including instruction…

This is a congressional hearing to acquire testimony and information about women in business or about unusual problems that have been found. Testimony includes statements from individuals representing Big Bear Shopper, Inc.; United States Business and Professional Women (BPW/USA); Rural Small Business Programs, Lane Community College;…

This 2-day Congressional hearing on the impact of defense spending on the economy focuses on three aspects of the relationship between expenditures for national defense and the state of the economy: jobs, inflation, and long-run growth. Testimony includes statements, prepared statements, and additional information submitted for the record by…

This is a report of congressional hearings that focus on an examination of job forecasting methods to learn how accurately future jobs can be predicted and the kinds of skills and training American workers will need to fill them. Testimony includes statements and prepared statements of the majority leader of the House of Representatives and…

Proceedings are presented of hearings before the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education and the Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities on the assessment of coordination of youth employment programs under the Vocational Education Act and The Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA). Focusing on the level of…