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Racial and Income Characteristics of Communities Receiving Local Public Works Funds.

Thomas, June Manning – 1982

This study investigated communities in 10 randomly selected states to determine the extent to which Local Public Works (LPW) funds, which were disbursed according to procedures intended to benefit areas of unemployment and provide assistance for the chronically unemployed, were actually received in targeted low income or high minority areas. The…

Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Blacks, Community Characteristics, Economically Disadvantaged

Jobs for Youth: What We Have Learned. A Report from the Field.

Lefkowitz, Bernard – 1982

During January, February, and March 1982, 283 people in 17 cities were interviewed regarding those strategies and policies designed to provide access to employment for disadvantaged youth that should be preserved, changed, or rejected. Participants included program operators and practitioners, program participants, elected and appointed officials,…

Descriptors: Adolescents, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Programs

Making Sense of Federal Job Training Policy; 24 Expert Recommendations To Create "A Comprehensive and Unified Federal Job Training System."

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William T. Grant Foundation, Washington, DC. Commission on Work, Family, and Citizenship. – 1992

These 24 essays look at what is wrong with federal employment training efforts and offer ideas for building a more effective system. A preface describes "The Governance of Federal Employment and Training Efforts" (Halperin). An "Introduction" (Zuckerman) discusses the sources of these essays that explore the implications of…

Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Community Organizations, Employment Programs, Federal Aid