Hope of funds rings in new year; Congress earmarks $444 million, 1/12/04, 275
California holds its breath as feds review new startup rule, 8/9/04, 724
Appropriator looks for advice on single-system education, 3/15/04, 424
Congress rescinds unexpended welfare employment grant funds, 12/8/03, 226
Congress ends grant program early to recapture funds, 3/22/04, 437
ED gains 3.6 percent increase, 7/19/04, 676
Employers sign on for career and technical education, 3/29/04, 450
FY 2004 final appropriations (table), 12/8/03, 238
Fiscal year 2004 appropriations for employment and training: administration request, House and Senate bills (table), 9/22/03, 63
Fiscal year 2004 appropriations for vocational, adult education and rehabilitation: administration request, House and Senate bills (table), 9/22/03, 62
Fiscal year 2004 appropriations for TANF & related: administration request, House and Senate bills (table), 9/22/03, 64
Federal workforce investment dropped by third in real terms, 10/20/03, 116
GOP Senate majority thwarts Democratic attempt to increase WIA FY 2004 funding, 9/15/03, 34
Hope of funds rings in new year; Congress earmarks $444 million for AmeriCorps, 1/12/04, 275
Lawmakers back training for low-skilled, foreign workers, 4/12/04, 471
Lawmakers looking ahead ask Administration for increased workforce development programs funding next year, 12/01/03, 210
Lawmakers who favor training rap ED, DOL budget witnesses, 4/12/04, 467
OMB program grading lies behind shifts in budget figures, 2/9/04, 340
Panel presses for use of Reed Act funds to pay temporary UI, 2/23/04, 371
Panel trims E&T, rejects Bush proposals, funds farmworkers, 7/19/04, 675
Partisan firestorm erupts over stripping of Democrats’ earmarks in FY 2004 spending bill, 11/03/03, 146
Programs can achieve, yet still fail review, administration says, 4/12/04, 468
Possible DOL funds rescission could affect TANF services, 10/27/03, 135
Roots of deficit disputed; thinking could influence FY 2005 appropriators, 1/19/04, 290
Regula defends shearing earmarks, 11/17/03, 178
Senate unanimously approves Specter substitute for Labor-HHS- Education appropriations, 9/22/03, 61
Subcommittee takes the middle ground on ACF spending, 7/19/04, 677
Workforce programs advocates seen as least represented among petitioners to appropriators, 2/9/04, 338
YouthBuild sites to receive new funds, 1/26/04, 306
GED testing dropped dramatically with new test, 8/9/04, 725
Use agency job application forms to evaluate clients, 7/12/04, 663
Adult Ed makes job placement gains, 6/7/04, 594
GED testing dropped dramatically with new test, 8/9/04, 725
National adult ed provider shut down amid fraud case, 8/23/04, 755
DOL OIG suggests program tweaks, spots fraud rings, 12/22/03, 262
ED OIG turns up false Perkins data, risks in procedures, 12/22/03, 260
IG views WIA reauthorization as opening for improvements, 6/21/04, 628
Guns trump butter in BRAC process, 3/1/04, 386
Hold the fort, lawmakers tell brass, 4/19/04, 482
Lawmaker pushes for ‘quality of life’ in BRAC criteria, 1/19/04, 292
Bills abound in Congress to teach nation money management, 11/17/03, 183
Personal finance education not required in most high schools, 11/17/03, 182
Witnesses alert Congress to consumer education gap, 11/17/03, 181
Sell workforce diversity for business sense, not bottom line, 2/16/04, 362
Workforce staff urged to build ‘cultural competency,’ 2/2/04, 326
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Film explores how state ed policy fails future workforce, 1/26/04, 310
Muscular governor toughens up largest TANF program, 3/1/04, 391
National adult ed provider shut down amid fraud case, 8/23/04, 755
S.F. advocates fear in-kind aid will dry up supports, funding, 5/31/04, 584
Overseas policies add work rules; trim poverty, not aid, 9/8/03, 24
Academics sidelined voc ed, tech ed in last two decades, 10/20/03, 119
Administration plan: room for debate, state decision making, 5/31/04, 580
Backers press for definition in career academies, 4/26/04, 505
Bronx school excites students with high technology, industry, 10/20/03, 121
Bush defines ideal academics for Perkins programs, 4/19/04, 484
Career academies show high employment earnings outcomes, 4/26/04, 503
ED eyes career clusters as path to blended curriculum, 3/8/04, 403
ED OIG turns up false Perkins data, risks in procedures, 12/22/03, 260
ED stresses school, work link through Perkins, “SecTech,” 10/20/03, 117
Employers sign on for career and technical education, 3/29/04, 450
Feds eye role for WIBs, Tech Ed earmark in next Perkins law, 3/29/04, 451
House wraps up Perkins reauthorization hearing, 5/17/04
National evaluation finds earnings gain, academic links, 7/12/04, 659
Online lesson plans collected in association’s Web library, 11/24/03, 203
Perkins needs measures to prove its worth, says expert, 3/1/04, 389
Restaurant careers await Prostart’s high school grads, 9/22/03, 54
Teacher watching changes in vocational classroom, 10/6/03, 89
Tech school builds center to align program with industry, 8/2/04, 714
Technical school grades youths on work ethic, 11/03/03, 154
‘Tech-prep’ means little, hear lawmakers ready to scrap it, 7/12/04, 658
Voc, tech ed surpass federal goals, state definitions vary, 5/31/04, 582
Voluminous NAVE data leaves ample room for interpretation, 7/19/04, 677
W. Va. near-limit clients get practice, case management, 10/6/03, 90
AARP, Home Depot team up to build new older workforce, 3/8/04, 407
Chao shelves UI reform, avoids commenting on job loss, 3/15/04, 422
First hearing of second session visits DOL overtime proposal, 1/26/04, 308
Panel presses for use of Reed Act funds to pay temporary UI, 2/23/04, 371
Bilingual one-stop pulls in Hispanic community group, 11/03/03, 151
Jewish group helps Muslim refugees start businesses, 12/01/03, 214
Panel dodges measures bullet, debates faith-based hiring bias, 10/13/03, 99
2-year teacher prep could beat shortage, college provost says, 1/26/04, 313
Business links boosted tech college links to economy, 7/12/04, 664
College affects income in USA more than in other G-8 nations, 9/22/03, 59
Community college students leave earned degrees behind, 6/7/04, 600
Colorado voucherizes state, community college tuition, 5/17/04
Distance education rules at community colleges, 9/29/03, 75
Expert highlights assessments in remedial instruction reform, 11/17/03, 186
Facilities planning can build skills, study proposes, 9/1/03, 10
House Democrats flip their college price control cards, 12/01/03, 212
Schools tailor courses to low-skilled career advancers, 10/13/03, 103
Tuitions rise across nation, 10/13/03, 106
Virginia dedicates entire campus to health careers, 12/8/03, 228
Wisconsin system weathers scare of local funding freeze, 9/8/03, 19
Conservation Corps enhance programs to serve TANF youth, 11/10/03, 166
DOL official pushes contracts for qualified religious groups, 3/8/04, 410
DUNS number becomes federal identifier for contracts, grants, 10/27/03, 130
477 program seen as potential cost allocation model, 8/23/04, 761
AARP, Home Depot team up to build new older workforce, 3/8/04, 407
Can TANF, WIA marry? Seven issues define the answer, 3/8/04, 409
City agency, nonprofit join to run career center, filling gap, 10/27/03, 136
Common measures don’t align with purpose of INA program, 3/8/04, 404
Demo points to training as a door to collaboration, 9/22/03, 56
Experts urge hydra-headed approach to stopping truancy, 9/22/03, 57
Ky. College mixes service, coordination, subsidized work, 8/9/04, 728
N.J. merges ‘to work’ programs into single state, local agency, 3/1/04, 387
Ohio audit exposes compliance pitfalls in merging TANF, WIA, 5/3/04, 517
State training programs’ results not clearly understood, says GAO, 3/29/04, 458
States try online applications, 3/1/04, 395
TANF-WIA mergers seen offering “promising” models in 4 states, 11/24/03, 203
Texas agency merges intake work, lays off half its staff, 5/3/04, 521
Urban development engine spurs training, job links, 6/21/04, 633
Wisconsin one-stops close as TANF partner funds dry up, 5/3/04, 522
ETA shifts funds to White House college, offender proposals, 2/9/04, 339
House GOP tries again to hem in prison work, aid competition, 10/13/03, 101
White House looks to support faith-based prisoner reentry, 2/2/04, 324
Alternative credential opens up special education jobs, 5/3/04, 519
Community college students leave earned degrees behind, 6/7/04, 600
GED testing dropped dramatically with new test, 8/9/04, 725
School district guarantees work readiness of its grads, 6/21/04, 631
Court rules job loss alone fails to entitle benefits, 12/01/03, 213
Court rules narrowly on ADA, nonjudicial services left open, 5/31/04, 579
DOL, SBA agree to help disabled enter small-business world, 1/12/04, 277
GAO bolsters reemployment panel finding about disabled, 7/26/04, 699
Goodwill agencies snap up chance to serve clientele, 9/29/03, 73
Grantee turns to disabled customers to improve centers, 2/9/04, 345
Interventions hint at strategy for barrier-blocked clients, 6/14/04, 617
Mom’s disability trumps child’s as family economic barrier, 4/19/04, 491
Program goes national; SSA to mail 4 million vouchers, 11/24/03, 195
Rep shows agencies how to work with business, 8/23/04, 758
Stakeholders to call for new take on work incentive, 12/15/03, 243
Stakeholders say program may fail without policy overhaul, 3/22/04, 440
Supreme Court reviews states’ vulnerability to ADA penalties, 2/9/04, 347
CEA chair’s job outsourcing remark lights lawmakers’ ire, 2/23/04, 373
Congress asked to aid workers whose jobs move offshore, 11/03/03, 148
DOL found slow at aid delivery; hurt workers, economy seen, 12/01/03, 211
DOL needs to go extra mile to hasten displaced worker aid, 5/17/04
Firms flout warning law; GAO urges publicity, simpler law, 11/03/03, 147
Foreign manager visas lead to worker job loss, witnesses say, 2/23/04, 378
H-1B workers earned less than U.S. peers, lost jobs in slump, 10/27/03, 137
‘Hire American’ rider would bar states outsourcing overseas, 8/2/04, 710
Little employer-provided help offered; few went to one-stops, 9/8/03, 23
LMI data help turn laid-off toy makers into window workers, 9/1/03, 3
NAFTA seen lowering wages; job impact debated among scholars, 1/12/04, 280
NEG bids should show worker displacement, need of funds, 2/23/04, 370
New TAA law to take effect for farmers and fishermen, 9/8/03, 21
Officials address offshoring and employment stats, 3/8/04, 406
OMB program grading lies behind shifts in budget figures, 2/9/04, 340
Pa. lawmaker focuses on training for ex-homemakers, 3/29/04, 455
Programs can achieve, yet still fail review, administration says, 4/12/04, 468
State pays company to offset plan at odds with federal rule, 4/26/04, 500
Textile closing is largest layoff in Tarheel history, 11/03/03, 150
Experts urge hydra-headed approach to stopping truancy, 9/22/03, 57
Group outlines policies needed to assist low-skilled males, 11/24/03, 202
Minnesota gov. looks to revive “no pass, no drive,” 11/24/03, 199
School figures show second chance students growing, 11/24/03, 201
Use of self-sufficiency standards rising among WIBs, 11/24/03, 197
Economic, workforce agency merger designed to draw firms, 4/26/04, 502
Forward thinking, links to schools, development urged, 8/2/04, 707
Public works emerge as job source, infrastructure fix, 10/6/03, 86
WIA system was ‘key’ to landing Toyota plant for Texas city, 8/23/04, 757
Business services rebound, revisions boost outlook, 11/17/03, 186
CEA chair’s job outsourcing remark lights lawmakers’ ire, 2/23/04, 373
Chao shelves reform, avoids commenting on job loss, 3/15/04, 422
Economists favor TEUCA extension as phaseout begins, 1/12/04, 276
Greenspan backs extended UI, plugs training, education for better wages, 3/22/04, 434
Labor Day 2003: U.S. workers face layoffs, not recovery, 9/8/03, 20
Officials address offshoring and employment stats, 3/8/04, 406
Roots of deficit disputed; thinking could influence FY 2005 appropriators, 1/19/04, 290
Specialists spar with scholar on ‘jobless’ economy data, 5/17/04
White House council claims “full-fledged recovery,” 2/23/04, 372
Workers need different E&T help in 21st century economy, 11/24/03, 198
2-year teacher prep could beat shortage, college provost says, 1/26/04, 313
Academics sidelined voc ed, tech ed in last two decades, 10/20/03, 119
Adult Ed makes job placement gains, 6/7/04, 594
Appropriator looks for advice on single-system education, 3/15/04, 424
Bill aims to aid proprietary schools, simplify aid process, 9/22/03, 51
Bills roll in from both sides, houses, spur tuition debate, 10/27/03, 131
Bronx school excites students with high technology, industry, 10/20/03, 121
Career guidance ranks low with counselors, students, 9/1/03, 5
Cleveland high schools shrink to focus students on careers, 12/15/03, 244
College access program serves region’s workforce, 2/2/04, 328
College affects income in USA more than in other G-8 nations, 9/22/03, 59
Congress loosens funds, tightens eligibility rules, 12/8/03, 231
Distance education rules at community colleges, 9/29/03, 75
ED eyes career clusters as path to blended curriculum, 3/8/04, 403
ED officials offer insight on HEA, Perkins revisions, 12/22/03, 258
ED OIG extends probe of proprietary school financial aid, seeks repayment, 6/21/04,626
ED stresses school, work link through Perkins, “SecTech,” 10/20/03, 117
Employers sign on for career and technical education, 3/29/04, 450
Facilities planning can build skills, study proposes, 9/1/03, 10
Forward thinking, links to schools, development urged, 8/2/04, 707
Film explores how state ed policy fails future workforce, 1/26/04, 310
Greenspan backs extended UI, plugs training, education for better wages, 3/22/04, 434
Loan defaults drop, no school disqualified from financial aid, 10/27/03, 140
Middle-income students pull more weight to pay for school, 5/10/04, 537
Officials eye cuts on catch-up courses at 4-year schools, 1/12/04, 279
Personal finance education not required in most high schools, 11/17/03, 182
Privately run charter schools seen making greatest gains, 12/01/03, 218
Report plots high school benchmarks for work world, 3/15/04, 425
Restaurant careers await Prostart’s high school grads, 9/22/03, 54
School district guarantees work readiness of its grads, 6/21/04, 631
States stepped up aid as college grants slowed, 8/23/04, 762
Steer teens to non-college learning, Heldrich proposes, 7/26/04, 698
Technical school grades youths on work ethic, 11/03/03, 154
Virginia dedicates entire campus to health careers, 12/8/03, 228
ED OIG turns up false Perkins data, risks in procedures, 12/22/03, 260
ED stresses school, work link through Perkins, “SecTech,” 10/20/03, 117
Feds eye role for WIBs, Tech Ed earmark in next Perkins law, 3/29/04, 451
Lawmakers who favor training rap ED, DOL budget witnesses, 4/12/04, 467
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Jobless recovery hurt growing immigrant Latino population, 10/27/03, 139
H-1B workers earned less than U.S. peers, lost jobs in slump, 10/27/03, 137
New Census tool lets you track jobs, not just gauge them, 4/26/04, 498
Officials address offshoring and employment stats, 3/8/04, 406
Scholars oppose UI extension, see job statistics glitch, 3/29/04, 457
Education, supportive services for Bluegrass TANF clients, 11/03/03, 152
Interventions hint at strategy for barrier-blocked clients, 6/14/04, 617
Look to community prevention to avert costly pound of cure, 8/16/04, 744
Mom’s disability trumps child’s as family economic barrier, 4/19/04, 491
N.J. finds retooling TANF client appraisal tunes up screening, 3/29/04, 453
Jewish group helps Muslim refugees start businesses, 12/01/03, 214
Learning to be boss makes clients better employees, 5/31/04, 585
Civil rights extensions written into federal regulations, 9/8/03, 18
White House, agencies issue religious training, hiring rules, 10/13/03, 100
Church-based Latino job fair focuses on body, after soul, 1/12/04, 282
DOL official pushes contracts for qualified religious groups, 3/8/04, 410
DOL rules enshrine religion in training, Job Corps activities, 7/26/04, 690
ETA launches wider outreach to mesh WIBs with churches, 3/1/04, 388
Formula, religious hiring bias planks sandbag WIA law’s revision, 3/22/04, 435
Jewish group helps Muslim refugees start businesses, 12/01/03, 214
Memphis clergy gather to break federal funding drought, 4/19/04, 488
North Dakota project share highlighted in ETA report, 4/19/04, 490
Panel dodges measures bullet, debates faith-based hiring bias, 10/13/03, 99
Religion trims dropping out among poor, minority teens, 7/26/04, 694
White House, agencies issue religious training, hiring rules, 10/13/03, 100
White House looks to support faith-based prisoner reentry, 2/2/04, 324
Wonks quote chapter and verse in defense of faith-based policy, 12/15/03, 249
Agribusiness presses for its move in immigration reform, 2/9/04, 343
OMB program grading lies behind shifts in budget figures, 2/9/04, 340
Programs can achieve, yet still fail review, administration says, 4/12/04, 468
ETA shifts funds to White House college, offender proposals, 2/9/04, 339
Fiscal year 2005 budget: Education (table), 2/9/04, 350
Fiscal year 2005 budget: Labor (table), 2/9/04, 351
Fiscal year 2005 budget: HHS & Related Work Supports (table), 2/9/04, 352
Flat funding, shifts at ED, 2/9/04, 339
OMB program grading lies behind shifts in budget figures, 2/9/04, 340
Programs can achieve, yet still fail review, administration says, 4/12/04, 468
System takes wait-and-see approach to proposed Bush pilot programs, 2/2/04, 322
White House looks to support faith-based prisoner reentry, 2/2/04, 324
477 program seen as potential cost allocation model, 8/23/04, 761
DOL official pushes contracts for qualified religious groups, 3/8/04, 410
SSA & Maximus cut down on red tape for providers seeking payment, 9/22/03, 50
Iowa wows Nigerians with work services for disabled, 10/20/03, 122
Overseas policies add work rules; trim poverty, not aid, 9/8/03, 24
Opposition to Fla. Privatization plan mounts as waiver stalls, 8/16/04, 742
State saves sunshine for higher wage workers, advocates say, 7/19/04, 681
Funding rules relaxed under proposed food stamp job training program rules, 4/12/04, 466
Michigan gets ABAWDS waiver, 3/1/04, 394
Ohio phases out smart cards, 12/01/03, 215
Radio campaign targets 4 out of 10 eligibles who do not apply, 3/22/04, 438
Inspectors eye identity theft, 1/12/04, 281
Mass, training officials plead guilty to misusing program, 4/19/04, 487
National adult ed provider shut down amid fraud case, 8/23/04, 755
Overseas policies add work rules; trim poverty, not aid, 9/8/03, 24
Car donation groups fear possible tax code changes, 7/12/04, 665
City area changes shift funding, 6/28/04, 642
DUNS number becomes federal identifier for contracts, grants, 10/27/03, 130
Federal workforce investment dropped by third in real terms, 10/20/03, 116
Foundation wins over donors to pay for job training programs, 10/20/03, 115
If an application doesn’t succeed, apply, apply again, 6/7/04, 599
Lawmakers who favor training rap ED, DOL budget witnesses, 4/12/04, 467
Memphis clergy gather to break federal funding drought, 4/19/04, 488
Superwaiver allows fund consolidation in schools, 8/16/04, 746
WIB leverages loan funds to hone health workers’ skills, 12/8/03, 231
Wisconsin system weathers scare of local funding freeze, 9/8/03, 19
Overseas policies add work rules; trim poverty, not aid, 9/8/03, 24
DUNS number becomes federal identifier for contracts, grants, 10/27/03, 130
If an application doesn’t succeed, apply, apply again, 6/7/04, 599
Congress loosens funds, tightens eligibility rules, 12/8/03, 231
ETA highlighting EPA-funded hazmat training program, 9/8/03, 22
Congress ends grant program early to recapture funds, 3/22/04, 437
DOL accused of anti-union grantmaking, contracting, 8/16/04, 739
DOL official pushes contracts for qualified religious groups, 3/8/04, 410
ETA launches wider outreach to mesh WIBs with churches, 3/1/04, 388
Final rule aims to settle SCSEP grant competition complaints, 4/26/04, 501
NEG bids should show worker displacement, need of funds, 2/23/04, 370
Work incentive funds foster collaboration at one-stops, 9/1/03, 4
Youth opportunity grants created local job boost , 7/26/04, 692
Rumsfeld’s other war, 9/1/03, 2
Work helps homeless overcome mental illness, guide suggests, 12/22/03, 265
White House, agencies issue religious training, hiring rules, 10/13/03, 100
Bilingual one-stop pulls in Hispanic community group, 11/03/03, 151
Jobless recovery hurt growing immigrant Latino population, 10/27/03, 139
Sell workforce diversity for business sense, not bottom line, 2/16/04, 362
Workforce staff urged to build ‘cultural competency,’ 2/2/04, 326
Lawmaker wants DOL to speed up services to homeless vets, 6/7/04, 598
S.F. advocates fear in-kind aid will dry up supports, funding, 5/31/04, 584
Work helps homeless overcome mental illness, guide suggests, 12/22/03, 265
Economic, workforce agency merger designed to draw firms, 4/26/04, 502
Conductors chug toward engineer, high-wage jobs, 12/15/03, 246
Illinois advocates push plan for needy workers, 5/3/04, 523
Union, business accord allows Illinois to revamp UI agency, 3/1/04, 393
Agribusiness presses for its move in immigration reform, 2/9/04, 343
Foreign manager visas lead to worker job loss, witnesses say, 2/23/04, 378
H-1B workers earned less than U.S. peers, lost jobs in slump, 10/27/03, 137
Impact of influx on wages, low-skilled workers weighed, 11/10/03, 163
Jobless recovery hurt growing immigrant Latino population, 10/27/03, 139
Lawmakers back training for low-skilled, foreign workers, 4/12/04, 471
Senate investigates H-1B visas; provisions set to expire, 9/29/03, 67
Temporary worker plan makes waves, 1/26/04, 312
Oregon revamps training, devolves to local level, 1/12/04, 278
Indiana’s reform story extends beyond signs of success, 12/01/03, 216
Tax season program aims to spur assets among city’s poor, 2/23/04, 376
477 program seen as potential cost allocation model, 8/23/04, 761
Common measures don’t align with purpose of INA program, 3/8/04, 404
Sell workforce diversity for business sense, not bottom line, 2/16/04, 362
Workforce staff urged to build ‘cultural competency,’ 2/2/04, 326
FRED, WILMA steer WIA outcome data stone age, 1/26/04, 307
Use of self-sufficiency standards rising among WIBs, 11/24/03, 197
City agency, nonprofit join to run career center, filling gap, 10/27/03, 136
Foundation wins over donors to pay for job training programs, 10/20/03, 115
Goodwill agencies snap up chance to serve clientele, 9/29/03, 73
Near-limit clients get practice, case management, 10/6/03, 90
Iowa wows Nigerians with work services for disabled, 10/20/03, 122
Overseas policies add work rules; trim poverty, not aid, 9/8/03, 24
Program eyes defense, security, health jobs, 8/9/04, 723
Economic, workforce agency merger designed to draw firms, 4/26/04, 502
New Census tool lets you track jobs, not just gauge them, 4/26/04, 498
Public works emerge as job source, infrastructure fix, 10/6/03, 86
Adult Ed makes job placement gains, 6/7/04, 594
ETA wants states to track rehires to gauge rate, 8/2/04, 713
Hone their soft skills before sending them to the first job, 7/19/04, 682
Learning to be boss makes clients better employees, 5/31/04, 585
Managers seek smaller resume stacks, qualified applicants, 5/3/04, 515
New bulletin offers leads on home-based employment, 8/16/04, 743
Tips for interviewers shed light on tips for applicants, 5/3/04, 516
UI job search practices should be reexamined, says ES expert, 7/19/04, 680
Wisc. Board uses online tool to match employers, applicants, 4/12/04, 472
Job retention experiments try variations on a theme, 12/15/03, 247
Researcher’s data meet action to keep clients on the job, 5/10/04, 535
Conductors chug toward engineer, high-wage jobs, 12/15/03, 246
Greenspan backs extended UI, plugs training, education for better wages, 3/22/04, 434
Funding rules relaxed under proposed food stamp job training program rules, 4/12/04, 466
N.J. workers trained to win for the house at craps, blackjack, 2/16/04, 360
State training programs’ results not clearly understood, 3/29/04, 458
Virginia dedicates entire campus to health careers, 12/8/03, 228
Workers need different help in 21st century economy, 11/24/03, 198
Education, supportive services for Bluegrass TANF clients, 11/03/03, 152
Ky. College mixes service, coordination, subsidized work, 8/9/04, 728
DOL found slow at aid delivery; hurt workers, economy seen, 12/01/03, 211
DOL needs to go extra mile to hasten displaced worker aid, 5/17/04
DOL OIG suggests program tweaks, spots fraud rings, 12/22/03, 262
DOL plans to oppose Senate compromise WIA revision bill, 10/6/03, 83
DOL, SBA agree to help disabled enter small-business world, 1/12/04, 277
DOL regional office closings meets Republican opposition, 10/27/03, 132
DOL rules out use of funds for ‘Baby UI,’ 10/20/03, 124
GAO criticizes Labor Dept. delay reporting results to Congress, 6/21/04,627
Lawmakers who favor training rap ED, DOL budget witnesses, 4/12/04, 467
NEG bids should show displacement, need of funds, 2/23/04, 370
Staffer complains about headline in ETR, 10/20/03, 124
White House, agencies issue religious training, hiring rules, 10/13/03, 100
New Census tool lets you track jobs, not just gauge them, 4/26/04, 498
LMI data help turn laid-off toy makers into window workers, 9/1/03, 3
Shift from SIC to NAICS also revamps employment reports, 9/1/03, 7
Skills needed for retail can lead beyond career cul de sac, 10/20/03, 120
Use industry cluster data as strategy tool, manager advises, 11/10/03, 167
Congress asked to aid workers whose jobs move offshore, 11/03/03, 148
DOL found slow at aid delivery; hurt workers, economy seen, 12/01/03, 211
DOL needs to go extra mile to hasten displaced worker aid, 5/17/04
Firms flout warning law; GAO urges publicity, simpler law, 11/03/03, 147
‘Hire American’ rider would bar states outsourcing overseas, 8/2/04, 710
Proposed regs set up benefits safety net in case of work loss, 11/10/03, 165
Vermont staffers press for Reed funds to halt layoffs, 10/6/03, 85
Boom times shriveled the rolls, many eligibles still stay off, 6/14/04, 618
‘Work first’ eased leavers into jobs, but not good ones, 9/29/03, 74
(For bills with assigned bill numbers only. For information on bills without assigned bill numbers, see subject matter.)
4, Senate-enrolled , Personal Responsibility and Individual Development for Everyone Act, Sen. Grassley (R-Iowa) introduces, Senate Finance Committee reports out, 9/22/03, 53
1829, Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2002, introduced April 12 by Hoekstra (R-Mich), House Committee on the Judiciary reports out, 10/6/03, 92; two subcommittees of the House Committee on Small Business hold joint hearing, 10/13/03, 101
2660, the FY 2004 spending measure for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education, passes Senate, 9/15/03, 92; amendment by Miller (D-Calif) to prevent the Department of Labor from implementing new overtime rules, House tables on Delay (R-Texas) motion, 5/31/04, 587
3030, Improving the Community Services Block Grant Act, by Osborne (R-Neb) passes House on Feb. 4, after Miller (D-Calif) amendment approved on a 227-to-179 vote providing for benefits as would be paid under a six-month extension of the Temporary Emergency Unemploy- ment Compensation Act, 2/16/04, 364
3039, Expanding Opportunities in Higher Education Act, Cole (R-Okla) introduces, 9/22/03, 51
3067, Homestead Preservation Act, to establish a Department of Labor program awarding low-interest loans to trade-displaced workers and individuals enrolled in a job training or job assistance program, Goode (R-Va) introduces, companion S 1597 introduced, 9/22/03, 61
3142, Agricultural Job Opportunity, Benefits, and Security Act of 2003, similar bill S 1645, Cannon (R-Utah) introduces, 10/6/03, 92
3156, to extend the Temporary Extended Unemployment Com- pensation Act of 2002 and add weeks of benefits, Wu (D-Ore) introduces, 10/6/03, 92
3244, Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act, to extend the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002, Rangel (D-NY) and Cardin (D-Md) introduce, 10/20/03, 114
3270, Neighbors in Need Act, to extend the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002, Dunn (R-Wash) and English (R-Pa) introduce, 10/20/03, 114
3285, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2003, to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, companion S 1705, Shays (R-Conn) introduces, 124
3311, Affordability in Higher Education Act, to set up a tuition growth index tracked by institution and an affordability demonstration program, allow waivers to deliver financial aid more effectively, and bar schools from disallowing credits earned elsewhere by transfer students, McKeon (R-Calif) introduces, 12/1/03, 213
3487, to establish an alternative trigger for determining extended benefits, Walden (R-Ore) introduces, 12/8/03, 237
3499, to provide extended unemployment benefits to displaced workers and make other improvements in the unemployment insurance system, Hooley (D-Ore) introduces, 12/22/03, 267
3550, to reauthorize the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, including the Job Access and Reverse Commute Program, House passes , 4/12/04, 476
3554, to amend the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compen- sation Act of 2002 and the Federal-State Extended Unem- ployment Compensation Act to allow states to temporarily suspend the requirement that previous unemployment levels be considered in determining eligibility, McDermott (D-Wash) introduces, 12/8/03, 237
3560, Business Links Act of 2003, amending TANF to provide grants for transitional jobs programs, replacing bonus grants to states and providing $200 million a year to local workforce investment boards, nonprofit organizations, Indian tribes, states and localities to improve TANF recipients’ wages or to subsidize jobs for individuals with barriers to employment, Schakowsky (D-Ill) introduces, 12/8/03, 237
3568, to provide extended unemployment compensation benefits to displaced workers and make improvements to the system, Rangel (D-NY) introduces, 12/8/03, 237
3639, to extend the Temporary Extended Unemployment Com- pensation Act of 2002, Tiahrt (R-Kan) introduces, 12/8/03, 237
3655, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to replace the earned income credit, the child tax credit, and the deduction for dependents with a simplified family tax credit, Kucinich (D-Ohio) introduces, 12/22/03, 267
3660, to authorize the secretary of education to enter into a partnership with a qualified local educational agency to conduct a model school-to-work program, Rush (D-Ill) introduces, 12/22/03, 267
3678, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the work opportunity tax credit to include trade adjustment assistance recipients as a targeted group, Houghton (R-NY) introduces, 12/22/03, 267
3764, Pathways Advancing Career Training Act to provide training and education for displaced homemakers, single parents and individuals entering nontraditional employment, Hart (R-Pa) introduces, 2/23/04, 381
3780, Family and Workplace Balancing Act of 2004 to provide child care assistance, in-school and after-school assistance, and family and medical assistance and encourage family-friendly workplaces, Woolsey (D-Calif) introduces, 2/23/04, 381
3848, to extend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act through June 30, Herger (R-Calif) introduces, 3/8/04, 412
3873, to provide children with access to food and nutrition assistance, Castle (R-Del) introduces, 3/15/04, 428
3881, to extend trade adjustment assistance to the services sector, Smith (D-Wash) introduces; companion bill, S 2157, Baucus (D-Mont) introduces, 3/15/04, 428
3888, to bar businesses that lay off a greater percentage of their U.S. workers than their foreign employees from receiving federal aid, (I-Vt) introduces, 3/15/04, 428
3948, GEAR UP & Go Act, to amend the GEAR UP college-readiness program to make services available to first-year college students, expand activities to include college and financial counseling and allow high school participants to enroll in classes for college credits, Fattah (D-Pa) introduces, 3/22/04, 444
3957, a bill to extend trade adjustment assistance to certain service workers, King (D-NY) introduces, 3/22/04, 444
3968, to provide access and assistance to those attending college on a part-time basis, Holt (D-NJ) introduces, 3/22/04, 444
4016, the Allied Health Professions Reinvestment Act, Stearns (R-Fla) introduces, 4/12/04, 476
4102, to amend the Higher Education Act to provide access and equity in Higher Education, Andrews (D-NJ) introduce 4/12/04, 476
4278, to reauthorize the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, providing states with grant aid to run assistive technology programs that provide people with disabilities, Committee on Education and the Workforce reports out, 5/31/04, 587
4392, the Technology Retraining And Investment Now Act, providing a tax credit to dislocated workers and others for expenses related to information and communication technology education and training, Weller (R-Ill) introduces, 5/31/04, 587
4444, the Worker Reemployment Accounts Act, to amend WIA to provide unemployed individuals with accounts worth up to $3,000 to purchase job training, child care, transportation, housing assistance and other service if they became employed within 13 weeks, Porter (R-Nev) introduces, 5/31/04, 587
4586, the TANF and Related Programs Continuation Act of 2004, to reauthorize TANF through Sept. 30, 2004, Herger (R-Calif) introduces, 7/12/04, 667; signed into PL 108-262, 7/12/04, 669
4676, the Second Chance Act of 2004, to reauthorize the Department of Justice grant program for the reentry of offenders in the community and establish a task force on federal prisoner reentry programs, Portman (R-Ohio) introduces, 7/12/04, 669
4684, the Neighbors in Need Act, to give individuals who have exhausted their state unemployment insurance benefits an additional 13 weeks upon enactment, English (R-Pa) introduces, 7/12/04, 669
4698 and 4699, to set up grant programs to support cluster-based and broadband economic development efforts, respectively, McHugh (R-NY) introduces, 7/12/04, 669
4703, the Federal Youth Coordination Act, to establish a federal youth development council to improve the administration and coordination of federal youth programs, Osborne (R-Neb) introduces, 7/12/04, 669
4708, to allow workers who were laid off due to trade agreements, recalled to their jobs and then locked out during a labor dispute to remain eligible for Trade Adjustment Assistance, Ryan (D-Ohio) introduces, 7/12/04, 669
4738, to establish a “Healthy Forest Youth Conservation Corps” to prevent forest fires and rehabilitate public lands, Walden (R-Ore) introduces, 8/9/04, 722
4765, to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide grants to local education agencies to encourage girls to pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, engineering and technology, Woolsey (D-Calif) introduces, 8/9/04, 722
721, to encourage states to establish programs to award diplomas to veterans who leave high school to serve during war, Pallone (D-NJ) introduces, 8/9/04, 722
1072, Safe, Accountable, Flexible and Efficient Transportation Equity Act, S 1072, reauthorizing highway spending and a number of public transportation programs, including the Job Access and Reverse Commute program, Senate passes, 2/23/04, 381
1549, to expand eligibility requirements for the free school lunch program, Dole (R-NC) and Roberts (R-Kans) introduce, 9/8/03, 26
1597, 3067, Homestead Preservation Act, to establish a program under the Department of Labor to award low-interest loans to trade-displaced workers and individuals enrolled in a job training or job assistance program, Allen (R-Va) introduces, companion HR 3067 introduced, 9/22/03, 61
1611, to establish a commission to study and recommend revisions to the Fair Labor Standards Act overtime regulations overseen by the Department of Labor, Specter (R-Pa) introduces, 9/22/03, 61
1627, Workforce Investment Act Amendments of 2003, Enzi (R-Wyo) introduces, 9/29/03, 66; Labor Department official opposes on grounds of unfairness to faith-based organizations, 3/8/04, 411
1637, the Jumpstart Our Business Strength Act, to guarantee workers won’t lose their right to time-and-a-half pay for working extra hours and extend overtime to more low-income salaried workers, offered in response to new overtime rules promulgated by the Department of Labor, Senate approves, 5/24/04, 573; supported in testimony, 7/12/04, 666
1645, to provide for the adjustment of status of certain foreign agricultural workers, similar to HR 3142, Craig (R-Idaho) introduces, 10/6/03, 92
1662, to expand the work opportunity tax credit to include dislocated workers eligible for trade adjustment assistance, Snowe (R-Maine) introduces, 10/6/03, 92
1690, Limited English Proficiency and Integrated Workforce Training Act, amends WIA, Bingaman (D-NM) and Bond (R-Mo) introduce, 10/20/03, 124
1705, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2003, to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, companion HR 3285, Schumer (D-NY) introduces, 10/20/03, 124
1711, Community Economic Development Expertise Enhancement Act of 2003, to provide grants to nonprofit and community-based groups to increase their capacity to engage in economic development projects, Corzine (D-NJ) introduces, 10/20/03, 124
1786, Poverty Reduction and Prevention Act of 2003, Senate passes on Feb. 12, 2/23/04, 381
1853, to provide extended benefits to displaced workers, Kennedy (D-Mass) introduces, 12/8/03, 237
1870, to establish an alternative trigger for determining if an extended benefit period is in effect under the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002, Smith (R-Ore) introduces, 12/22/03, 267
1943, to provide extended unemployment benefits to displaced workers, Levin (D-Mich) introduces, 12/22/03, 267
2090, Jobs For America Act to amend the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act to provide protections for employees relating to the offshoring of jobs, Daschle (D-SD) introduces, 2/23/04, 381
2143, Service Workers Fairness Act, to provide trade adjustment assistance to service workers who become unemployed due to work being shifted to a foreign country, Durbin (D-Ill) introduces, 3/8/04, 412
2155, providing a manufacturers’ job credit, Collins (R-Maine) introduces, 3/15/04, 428
2156, to enhance teacher training, Snowe (R-Maine) introduces, 3/15/04, 428
2157, to extend trade adjustment assistance to the services sector, Baucus (D-Mont) introduces; companion bill, HR 3881, Smith (D-Wash) introduces, 3/15/04, 428
2231, to reauthorize welfare reform, Baucus (D-Mont) introduces, Senate action stalls, 4/12/04, p. 470
2256, to exempt those preparing for high-skill, high-demand jobs from TANF work activity requirements and time limits, Cantwell (D-Wash) introduces 4/12/04, 476
2360, Nontraditional Student Support Act, Clinton (D-NY) introduces, 5/10/04, 540
2400, an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 to limit the 2005 base closure round to military installations outside the United States and expedite a base closure round in 2007, by Lott (R-Miss), Dorgan (D-ND), Feinstein (D-Calif) and Snowe (R-Maine), Senate rejects, 5/31/04, 587
2462, the 21st Century Federal Pell Grants Plus Act, to double the value of awards to students in certain engineering, mathematics, science and foreign language programs, Warner (R-Va) and Lieberman (D-Conn) introduce, 5/31/04, 587
2531, the Keeping American Jobs at Home Act, to extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers displaced due to increased imports or services provided overseas, Wyden (D-Ore), 7/12/04, 667
2561, to make educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill available to servicemembers who were on active duty before 1985 and did not participate in the Veterans’ Educational Assistance Program, Johnson (D-SD) introduces, 7/12/04, 669
2595, a bill to reauthorize the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, to provides grant aid to states, related to HR 4278, Gregg (R-NH) and Harkin (Iowa) introduce, 7/12/04, 669
2616, the Emergency Relief for Rural Borderlands Act, to increase the availability of H-2B nonimmigrant visas during fiscal year 2004 for rural border areas, Coleman (R-Minn) introduces, 8/9/04, 722
2617, the No Child Left Behind Appropriations Support Act of 2004, to provide until expended $237 million for the No Child Behind Act, Kennedy (D-Mass) introduces, 8/9/04, 731
2623, the SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act, to amend section 402 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to provide a two-year extension of supplemental security income in fiscal years 2005 through 2007 for refugees, asylees and certain other immigrants, Smith (R-Ore) introduces, 8/9/04, 731
2625, the Friends of the Children National Demonstration Act, Smith (R-Ore) introduces, 8/9/04, 731
2649, the Workforce Investment for Next-Generation Technologies Act, to amend WIA to authorize five-year pilot projects to establish a system of industry-validated certifications of skills in high-technology industries, and cross-disciplinary national certification of skills in homeland security technology, Bingaman (D-NM) introduces, 8/9/04, 731
2650, the Preparing Students for a High-Tech World Act of 2004, to amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998, Bingaman introduces, 8/9/04, 731
2662, SUTA Dumping Prevention Act of 2004, to prevent companies from obtaining lower unemployment tax rates by transferring their employees to shell companies that have fewer layoffs on record, also granting state unemployment insurance officials access to the National Directory of New Hires to detect fraud, Nickles (R-Okla) introduces, companion to HR 3463, 8/9/04, 731; signed into PL 108-295, 8/23/04, 764
95, Senate Budget Resolution, amendment to increase WIA funding by $250 million in fiscal year 2005, by Cantwell (D-Wash) and Enzi (R-Wyo), approved (earlier amendment in the Senate Budget Committee calling for an increase of $801 million for WIA, by Murray(D-Wash), rejected); amendment to provide $1.9 billion to increase the maximum individual Pell Grant from $4,050 to $4,500 by reducing other government spending, by Coleman (R-Minn), approved, 3/22/04, 444
Virginia dedicates entire campus to health careers, 12/8/03, 228
WIB leverages loan funds to hone health workers’ skills, 12/8/03, 231
Foundation wins over donors to pay for job training programs, 10/20/03, 115
Mass. center revamped in response to mystery shopper, 10/13/03, 105
Mass. training officials plead guilty to misusing program, 4/19/04, 487
Michigan gets ABAWDS waiver, 3/1/04, 394
State balks at tracking all customers; seen overwhelming, 2/9/04, 342
Minnesota gov. looks to revive “no pass, no drive,” 11/24/03, 199
See INDIANS
Critics decry N.J. supreme court family cap ruling, 9/1/03, 6
N.J. finds retooling TANF client appraisal tunes up screening, 3/29/04, 453
N.J. merges ‘to work’ programs into single state, local agency, 3/1/04, 387
N.J. workers trained to win for the house at craps, blackjack, 2/16/04, 360
Grantee turns to disabled customers to improve centers, 2/9/04, 345
N.Y. county leaver complaints about agency prompt review, 11/17/03, 180
N.Y. governor impounds wage subsidies for at-risk workers, 11/03/03, 149
NYC leaves clients barefoot in the park, advocates say, 4/19/04, 490
State pays company to offset plan at odds with federal rule, 4/26/04, 500
Textile closing is largest layoff in Tarheel history, 11/03/03, 150
North Dakota project share highlighted in ETA report, 4/19/04, 490
2-year teacher prep could beat shortage, college provost says, 1/26/04, 313
Alternative credential opens up special education jobs, 5/3/04, 519
Conductors chug toward engineer, high-wage jobs, 12/15/03, 246
Experts advise youth to seek seasonal work for summer, 6/21/04, 630
Job Corps eyes defense, security, health jobs, 8/9/04, 723
Nursing, teaching, retail work seen having highest prospects, 4/12/04, 473
Office machine techs can choose among many paths, 2/16/04, 359
RN enrollments climb, but not fast enough, 12/8/03, 229
Skills needed for retail can lead beyond career cul de sac, 10/20/03, 120
WIB leverages loan funds to hone health workers’ skills, 12/8/03, 231
House GOP tries again to hem in prison work, aid competition, 10/13/03, 101
State uses TANF to buttress return to family from jail, 8/23/04, 759
White House looks to support faith-based prisoner reentry, 2/2/04, 324
Cleveland high schools shrink to focus students on careers, 12/15/03, 244
College access program serves region’s workforce, 2/2/04, 328
Jewish group helps Muslim refugees start businesses, 12/01/03, 214
Ohio audit exposes compliance pitfalls in merging TANF, WIA, 5/3/04, 517
Ohio phases out smart cards, 12/01/03, 215
State uses TANF to buttress return to family from jail, 8/23/04, 759
Teacher watching changes in vocational classroom, 10/6/03, 89
AARP, Home Depot team up to build new older workforce, 3/8/04, 407
Final rule aims to settle SCSEP grant competition complaints, 4/26/04, 501
GAO panel calls for business role in age-focused efforts, 7/26/04, 693
Workers over 50 seen as asset, having easier time finding jobs, 11/10/03, 164
Access to work supports depends on links to TANF, 10/6/03, 91
Bilingual one-stop pulls in Hispanic community group, 11/03/03, 151
City agency, nonprofit join to run career center, filling gap, 10/27/03, 136
Direct mail tops media in business promotion test, 12/8/03, 227
Employers give workforce system passing grades, advice, 8/9/04, 730
Grantee turns to disabled customers to improve centers, 2/9/04, 345
Jobless line up for job search, not handouts at Va. centers, 2/2/04, 324
Little employer-provided help offered; few went to one-stops, 9/8/03, 23
Mass. center revamped in response to mystery shopper, 10/13/03, 105
New bulletin offers leads on home-based employment, 8/16/04, 743
Resource room Web sites available for career planning, student aid, 11/10/03, 162
Vermont staffers press for Reed funds to halt layoffs, 10/6/03, 85
Wisconsin one-stops close as TANF partner funds dry up, 5/3/04, 522
Work incentive funds foster collaboration at one-stops, 9/1/03, 4
Oregon demo: treated like flowers, clients blossom, 6/14/04, 619
Oregon revamps training, devolves to local level, 1/12/04, 278
House GOP Higher Ed revision bill includes Pell Grant plans, 5/17/04
Raise allowable earnings in grant tally, witnesses urge, 2/16/04, 356
Senate weighs year-round Pell grants with eye on workforce, 3/22/04, 435
Civil complaint claims bias in father-targeted job services, 2/23/04, 374
Phila. clients seen shifting between styles of poverty, 11/03/03, 155
Backers press for definition in career academies, 4/26/04, 505
Common measures don’t align with purpose of INA program, 3/8/04, 404
Common measures might prove efficiency, add tracking burden, 12/22/03, 259
ETA proposes trimming performance measures, 6/28/04, 643
FRED, WILMA steer WIA outcome data Stone Age, 1/26/04, 307
GAO criticizes Labor Dept. delay reporting results to Congress, 6/21/04, 627
National voc ed evaluation finds earnings gain, academic links, 7/12/04, 659
OMB program grading lies behind shifts in budget figures, 2/9/04, 340
Perkins needs measures to prove its worth, says expert, 3/1/04, 389
Policies hamper return on taxpayer investment tally, 6/21/04, 632
Programs can achieve, yet still fail review, administration says, 4/12/04, 468
State balks at tracking all customers; seen overwhelming, 2/9/04, 342
Use of self-sufficiency standards rising among WIBs, 11/24/03, 197
WIA clients get, hold jobs, pay stagnates; youth results soar, 11/17/03, 179
See REAUTHORIZATION, PERKINS
Firms flout warning law; GAO urges publicity, simpler law, 11/03/03, 147
Textile closing is largest layoff in Tarheel history, 11/03/03, 150
Advocates launch last-ditch effort to extend benefits, 12/8/03, 233
Bush campaigns on doubling federal training participants, 4/19/04, 483
Bush defines ideal academics for Perkins programs, 4/19/04, 484
House Democrats lay out agenda, 7/19/04, 674
Kerry focuses on college for service program, student loans, 4/26/04, 499
Lawmakers looking ahead ask Administration for increased workforce development programs funding next year, 12/01/03, 210
Low-income voters seen as potential swing bloc in 2004, 3/29/04, 456
Partisan firestorm erupts over stripping of Democrats’ earmarks in FY 2004 spending bill, 11/03/03, 146
Regula defends shearing earmarks, 11/17/03, 178
40 years after LBJ declaration group urges war on low wages, 1/19/04, 291
Black ministers, analysts view Bush marriage policy optional, 6/14/04, 614
Horn allies sign declaration favoring Bush marriage plan, 3/8/04, 408
Illinois advocates push plan for needy workers, 5/3/04, 523
LEHD data point to work, income patterns that boost families, 5/10/04, 534
Low-income voters seen as potential swing bloc in 2004, 3/29/04, 456
Marriage promotion takes off nationwide as poverty antidote, 5/17/04
Marriage won’t cure poverty, expert tells Senate panel, 5/10/04, 532
Michigan gets ABAWDS waiver, 3/1/04, 394
Mom’s disability trumps child’s as family economic barrier, 4/19/04, 491
Phila. clients seen shifting between styles of poverty, 11/03/03, 155
Poverty grows, income declines in 1st year of jobless recovery, 10/6/03, 84
PRWORA advocate presses marriage before education, 5/17/04
Public budgets seen largely unscathed by living wage laws, 1/19/04, 295
Specialists call for change in income-based poverty standard, 10/6/03, 83
Tax season program aims to spur assets among city’s poor, 2/23/04, 376
Use of self-sufficiency standards rising among WIBs, 11/24/03, 197
Wage hike would help welfare moms less than dependents, 5/10/04, 533
Business links boosted tech college links to economy, 7/12/04, 664
Direct mail tops media in business promotion test, 12/8/03, 227
Employers give workforce system passing grades, advice, 8/9/04, 730
Foundation wins over donors to pay for job training programs, 10/20/03, 115
GAO panel calls for business role in age-focused efforts, 7/26/04, 693
Little employer-provided help offered; few went to one-stops, 9/8/03, 23
Managers seek smaller resume stacks, qualified applicants, 5/3/04, 515
Private sector urges a more employer-friendly WIA system, 6/14/04, 615
Rep shows agencies how to work with business, 8/23/04, 758
Tailor training to executive demand, suggests WIA expert, 9/1/03, 11
Tech school builds center to align program with industry, 8/2/04, 714
Telecommunications firm offers ‘IT’ starting place, 9/29/03, 68
Tips for interviewers shed light on tips for applicants, 5/3/04, 516
Opposition to Fla. privatization plan mounts as waiver stalls, 8/16/04, 742
Court rules narrowly on ADA, nonjudicial services left open, 5/31/04, 579
Union, business accord allows Illinois to revamp UI agency, 3/1/04, 393
Scholars press for workforce experiments to gauge programs, 5/31/04, 581
Voc, tech ed surpass federal goals, state definitions vary, 5/31/04, 582
City hopes driver’s licenses will brew job opportunity, 7/26/04, 697
Direct mail tops media in business promotion test, 12/8/03, 227
Forward thinking, links to schools, development urged, 8/2/04, 707
Hone their soft skills before sending them to the first job, 7/19/04, 682
Oregon demo: treated like flowers, clients blossom, 6/14/04, 619
Remember Alamo in ‘no rules’ brawl defending U.S. workers, 8/2/04, 708
Tailor training to executive demand, suggests WIA expert, 9/1/03, 11
Use agency job application forms to evaluate clients, 7/12/04, 663
Wisc. Board uses online tool to match employers, applicants, 4/12/04, 472
Indiana Welfare Reform Evaluation: Five-Year Impacts, Implementation, Costs and Benefits, 12/01/03, 216
Does Religious Participation Help Keep Adolescents in School? 7/26/06, 694
Brown Center Report on American Education 2003, 12/01/03, 218
Lifting Up the Poor: A Dialogue on Religion, Poverty and Welfare Reform, 12/15/03, 249
The Long Journey to Work: A Federal Transportation Policy for Working Families, 9/29/03, 70
A Means to an End : Integration of Welfare and Workforce Systems, 11/24/03, 203
Boom Times a Bust: Declining Employment Among Less-Educated Young Men, 11/24/03, 202
Integrating TANF and WIA Into a Single Workforce System: An Analysis of Legal Issues, 3/8/04, 409
Proposed TANF Extension Would Pressure States to Cut TANF Caseloads and Place States at Risk of Penalties, 3/15/04, 423
Is Domestic Spending Exploding? An Assessment of Claims by the Heritage Foundation and Others, 1/19/04, 290
Public High School Dropouts and Completers From the Common Core of Data: School Year 2000-01, 11/24/03, 201
Study of the TANF Application Process, 9/1/03, 9
Bridging the Gap: Meeting the Challenge of Universal Access through Faith-Based and Community Partnerships, 4/19/04, 491
Workforce System Results as of June 30, 2003, 11/17/03, 179
NAFTA at Seven, 1/12/04, 280
U.S. Workers Paying Toll for NAFTA-Style Trade, 1/12/04, 280
Army National Guard Personnel Mobilized to Active Duty Experienced Significant Pay Problems, 12/8/03, 234
Human Capital: Key Principles for Effective Strategic Workforce Planning, 2/2/04, 332
National Emergency Grants: Services to Dislocated Workers Hampered by Delays in Grant Awards, but Labor is Initiating Actions To Improve Grant Award Process, 12/1/03, 211
Supports for Low-Income Families: States Serve a Broad Range of Families through a Complex and Changing System, 2/16/04, 362
The Worker Adjustment and Re-training Notification Act: Revising the Act and Educational Materials Could Clarify Employer Responsibilities and Employee Rights, 11/03/03, 147
Women’s Earnings: Work Patterns Partially Explain Differences Between Men’s and Women’s Earnings, 1/12/04, 274
Workforce Training: Almost Half of States Fund Employment Placement and Training Through Employer Taxes and Most Coordinate with Federally Funded Programs, 3/29/04, 458
Employment Data: A Critical View of the Payroll Survey, 3/29/04, 458
Omnibus Spending Bill Hikes Discretionary Spending, 1/19/04, 290
Can Government Strengthen Marriage? Evidence from the Social Sciences, 3/8/04, 408
The Impact of Disabilities on Mothers’ Work Participation: Examining Differences between Single and Married Mothers, 4/19/04, 492
Building Cultural Competence, Investing in Success, 2/2/04, 326
Fresh Start, 2/2/04, 326
The 70 Percent Solution: Five Principles for Helping Young People Make Better Choices During and After High School, 7/26/04, 698
Career Academies: Impacts on Labor Market Outcomes and Educational Attainment, 4/26/04, 506
Welfare Reform in Miami: Implementation, Effects, and Experiences of Poor Families and Neighborhoods, 6/28/04, 650
Welfare Reform in Philadelphia: Implementation, Effects and Experiences of Poor Families and Neighborhoods, 11/03/03, 156
Public High School Graduates Who Participated in Vocational-Technical Education: 1982-1998, 10/20/03, 119
The Promise and Challenge of Mentoring High-Risk Youth, 7/26/06, 694
UI Work Search Rules and Their Effects on Employment, 7/19/04, 648
Skilling the American Workforce “On the Cheap”: Ongoing Shortfalls in Federal Funding for Workforce Development, 10/20/03, 116
Building Bridges to Self-Sufficiency: Improving Services for Low-Income Working Families, MDRC and the National Governors Association, 8/2/04, 715
Design Features of the Physical Learning Environment for Collaborative, Project-Based Learning at the Community College Level, 9/1/03, 10
Did Welfare Leavers’ Employment Levels and Job Characteristics Change During TANF Implementation: An analysis using SIPP 1996-2000, 9/29/03, 74
Does Time on Welfare Affect Women’s Wages? 9/29/03, 74
Final Report on the Impact of New Jersey’s Family Development Program: Results from a Pre-Post Analysis of AFDC Case Heads from 1990-1996, (Rutgers University, 1998), 9/1/03, 7
In Support of Low-Income Families, Annie E. Casey Foundation, 12/15/03, 247
Language Use and English-Speaking Ability: 2000, U.S. Census Bureau, 12/8/03, 235
Looking Forward to Changes in the “Look Back Rule,” Oregon Center for Public Policy, 12/8/03, 233
Low-Wage America, Russell Sage Foundation, 12/15/03, 251
Nation’s Highest Unemployment States Face Major Cuts in Unemployment Benefits Due to Flawed Extension Program, National Employment Law Project, 12/8/03, 233
NAFTA’s Promise and Reality, 1/12/04, 280
Ready or Not: Creating A High School Diploma That Counts, Achieve, Inc, 3/15/04, 425
Report Card for America’s Infrastructure, 10/6/03, 86
Retention and Advancement in the Retail Industry: A Career Ladder Approach, 10/20/03, 120
Shifting into Gear, 11/10/03, 170
The Quality of Life of Former Public Assistance Recipients in Dutchess County, New York, 11/17/03, 180
Bill aims to aid proprietary schools, simplify aid process, 9/22/03, 51
Bills roll in from both sides, houses, spur tuition debate, 10/27/03, 131
ED officials offer insight on HEA, Perkins revisions, 12/22/03, 258
GOP lawmaker holsters HEA plan, 3/15/04, 418
Hearing focuses on credit transfers, accreditation, 7/19/04, 678
House Democrats flip their college price control cards, 12/1/03, 212
House GOP Higher Ed revision bill includes Pell Grant plans, 5/17/04
Middle-income students pull more weight to pay for school, 5/10/04, 537
Administration plan: room for debate, state decision making, 5/31/04, 580
ED eyes career clusters as path to blended curriculum, 3/8/04, 403
ED officials offer insight on HEA, Perkins revisions, 12/22/03, 258
Feds eye role for WIBs, Tech Ed earmark in next Perkins law, 3/29/04, 451
House formally takes up Perkins reauthorization, 5/10/04, 531
House GOP tech ed bill eschews administration’s major changes, 6/14/04, 611
House lawmakers cross aisle to rewrite Perkins law, 8/2/04, 709
House wraps up Perkins reauthorization hearing, 5/17/04
Panel adds special populations, tech-prep funding language, 7/26/04, 691
Perkins needs measures to prove its worth, says expert, 3/1/04, 389
Senate bill differs from House plan on funding, other issues , 8/9/04, 726
Tech-ed testimony supports nontraditional programs, 7/12/04, 659
AEI scholar backs “toughening” TANF, 5/31/04, 578
Baucus balks at PRIDE bill; Thompson hopes for action in coming weeks, 2/16/04, 354
GOP staffer warns against “obstructionist” moves, 12/22/03, 264
Group challenges official view of carryover funds provision, 11/24/03, 195
Horn sees short-term renewal likely, full bill by FY 2004 end, 2/16/04, 355
Lawmakers add purse strings in budget, extension riders, 3/15/04, 423
Marriage won’t cure poverty, expert tells Senate panel, 5/10/04, 532
No conferees named, but Hill compromise seen still possible, 2/2/04, 323
N.J. merges ‘to work’ programs into single state, local agency, 3/1/04, 387
Senate bill stalls; aid Extended through June, 4/12/04, 470
Senate welfare bill clears finance panel close to deadline, 9/22/03, 53
Bush campaigns on doubling federal training participants, 4/19/04, 483
Democrats call for bipartisan parley, threaten to halt bills, 12/22/03, 264
DOL plans to oppose Senate compromise WIA revision bill, 10/6/03, 83
Federal workforce investment dropped by third in real terms, 10/20/03, 116
Formula, religious hiring bias planks sandbag law’s revision, 3/22/04, 435
GOP lawmakers pressure Daschle to name WIA conferees, 8/2/04, 706
House leaders name conferees; Senate Democrats remain wary, 6/14/04, 611
IG views WIA reauthorization as opening for improvements, 6/21/04, 628
Insiders see little hope for WIA renewal in 2004; elections cited, 6/7/04, 595
N.J. merges ‘to work’ programs into single state, local agency, 3/1/04, 387
President revises WIA plans, 4/12/04, 467
Senate again poised to launch WIA bill with major changes, 9/22/03, 52
Senate approves its bill to reauthorize WIA by unanimous consent, 11/24/03, 194
Senate panel offers last few WIA tweaks on wage disparity, farmworkers, 10/13/03, 98
Senators reach agreement on Title I allocation formulas, 9/29/03, 66
Business groups press for new Reed Act $9 billion distribution, 6/14/04, 613
Panel presses for use of Reed Act funds to pay temporary UI, 2/23/04, 371
Reed Act rules reisssued, 12/15/03, 242
Vermont staffers press for Reed funds to halt layoffs, 10/6/03, 85
Worker advocates pan state, employer Reed Act proposal, 8/16/04, 741
354, containing the Directory of the Workforce Investment System State and Local Offices, 2/2/04
355, containing ETA Program Year 2004 Allotments, Lower Living Standard Income Levels and 2004 HHS Poverty Guidelines, Older American Community Service Employment Act and Regulations Governing the Senior Community Service Employment Program, 8/2/04
Civil rights extensions written into federal regulations, 9/8/03, 18
Disability, aid rules on agenda, 7/12/04, 662
DOL rules enshrine religion in training, Job Corps activities, 7/26/04, 690
Funding rules relaxed under proposed food stamp job training program rules, 4/12/04, 466
New VETS’ law tops DOL agenda, 1/19/04, 296
Reed Act rules reissued, 12/15/03, 242
Safety net agencies plan to ease administrative burdens, 1/19/04, 297
White House, agencies issue religious training, hiring rules, 10/13/03, 100
ETA wants states to track rehires to gauge rate, 8/2/04, 713
GAO criticizes Labor Dept. delay reporting results to Congress, 6/21/04,627
Restaurant careers await Prostart’s high school grads, 9/22/03, 54
Loan defaults drop, no school disqualified from financial aid, 10/27/03, 140
Report plots high school benchmarks for work world, 3/15/04, 425
Pa. lawmaker focuses on training for ex-homemakers, 3/29/04, 455
GAO human capital report profiles DOL hiring program, 2/2/04, 332
N.J. finds retooling TANF client appraisal tunes up screening, 3/29/04, 453
Workforce staff urged to build ‘cultural competency,’ 2/2/04, 326
Illinois advocates push plan for needy workers, 5/3/04, 523
Opposition to Fla. privatization plan mounts as waiver stalls, 8/16/04, 742
State training programs’ results not clearly understood, says GAO, 3/29/04, 458
Look to community prevention to avert costly pound of cure, 8/16/04, 744
see TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES
See REAUTHORIZATION, TANF
Pre-screening of low-income filers to begin by December, 11/17/03, 184
Tax mapping shows campaigns may have increased use of EITC, 2/23/04, 377
Tax season program aims to spur assets among city’s poor, 2/23/04, 376
H-1B workers earned less than U.S. peers, lost jobs in slump, 10/27/03, 137
Office machine techs can choose among many paths, 2/16/04, 359
Senate investigates H-1B visas; provisions set to expire, 9/29/03, 67
States try online applications, 3/1/04, 395
Telecommunications firm offers ‘IT’ starting place, 9/29/03, 68
AEI scholar backs “toughening” TANF, 5/31/04, 578
Can TANF, WIA marry? Seven issues define the answer, 3/8/04, 409
Conservation Corps enhance programs to serve TANF youth, 11/10/03, 166
Group challenges official view of carryover funds provision, 11/24/03, 195
Illinois advocates push plan for needy workers, 5/3/04, 523
N.J. finds retooling TANF client appraisal tunes up screening, 3/29/04, 453
Ohio audit exposes compliance pitfalls in merging TANF, WIA, 5/3/04, 517
Possible DOL funds rescission could affect TANF services, 10/27/03, 135
Reform has made applying for welfare daunting, study finds, 9/1/03, 9
Senate bill stalls; aid Extended through June, 4/12/04, 470
Senate welfare bill clears finance panel close to deadline, 9/22/03, 53
Specialists call for change in income-based poverty standard, 10/6/03, 83
State uses TANF to buttress return to family from jail, 8/23/04, 759
TANF-WIA mergers seen offering “promising” models in 4 states, 11/24/03, 203
Teen moms run own supports, go for family-sustaining wages, 6/7/04, 602
Time limit uncertainty prevalent, survey finds, 1/19/04, 292
Wisconsin one-stops close as TANF partner funds dry up, 5/3/04, 522
Memphis clergy gather to break federal funding drought, 4/19/04, 488
Supreme Court reviews states’ vulnerability to ADA penalties, 2/9/04, 347
Texas agency merges intake work, lays off half its staff, 5/3/04, 521
WIA system was ‘key’ to landing Toyota plant for Texas city, 8/23/04, 757
Court rules job loss alone fails to entitle benefits, 12/1/03, 213
ENs balance doing good with faring well; warnings sounded, 4/19/04, 486
Federal agency urged to increase program marketing, 3/29/04, 452
Goodwill agencies snap up chance to serve clientele, 9/29/03, 73
Program goes national; SSA to mail 4 million vouchers, 11/24/03, 195
Proposed regs set up benefits safety net in case of work loss, 11/10/03, 165
SSA & Maximus cut down on red tape for providers seeking payment, 9/22/03, 50
Stakeholders say program may fail without policy overhaul, 3/22/04, 440
Stakeholders to call for new take on work incentive, 12/15/03, 243
NAFTA seen lowering wages; job impact debated among scholars, 1/12/04, 280
New TAA law to take effect for farmers and fishermen, 9/8/03, 21
State pays company to offset plan at odds with federal rule, 4/26/04, 500
See APPRENTICESHIPS; JOB CORPS; WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT
Demo points to training as a door to collaboration, 9/22/03, 56
Private sector urges a more employer-friendly WIA system, 6/14/04, 615
Tailor training to executive demand, suggests WIA expert, 9/1/03, 11
Teacher watching changes in vocational classroom, 10/6/03, 89
Tech school builds center to align program with industry, 8/2/04, 714
See VOUCHERS, Training
Complaints of lemons, alleged gouging of state halt car aid, 1/19/04, 293
Congress looks askance at car donation tax writeoffs, 1/19/04, 292
Guide offers keys to running car ownership aid programs, 11/10/03, 170
No lemons from Citrus Cars, vehicle assistance group, 9/29/03, 70
Transit law renewal stalls, 10/6/03, 88
Advocates launch last-ditch effort to extend benefits, 12/8/03, 233
Business groups press for new Reed Act $9 billion distribution, 6/14/04, 613
Business services rebound, revisions boost outlook, 11/17/03, 186
Chao shelves reform, avoids commenting on job loss, 3/15/04, 422
Claimants exhaust UI at new record levels, 2/9/04, 346
Congress takes aim at SUTA dumping; bills await parley, 8/9/04, 727
Competing bills would extend temporary unemployment benefits, 10/13/03, 114
Economists favor TEUCA extension as phaseout begins, 1/12/04, 276
ETA proposes trimming performance measures, 6/28/04, 643
ETA wants states to track rehires to gauge rate, 8/2/04, 713
Greenspan backs extended UI, plugs training, education for better wages, 3/22/04, 434
Greenspan gives second nod to short-term TEUCA extension, 5/3/04, 524
Law’s wording holds up benefit checks in Caribbean paradise, 11/17/03, 185
Panel presses for use of Reed Act funds to pay temporary UI, 2/23/04, 371
Remote filing seen changing return-to-work efforts, 6/28/04, 648
Scholars oppose UI extension, see job statistics glitch, 3/29/04, 457
State saves sunshine for higher wage workers, advocates say, 7/19/04, 681
TEUCA pops up again as amendment, 3/8/04, 402
UI confidentiality and disclosure provisions to be codified, 8/23/04, 754
UI job search practices should be reexamined, says ES expert, 7/19/04, 680
UI system revamp needed to account for working women, 9/22/03, 58
Union, business accord allows Illinois to revamp UI agency, 3/1/04, 393
Worker advocates pan state, employer Reed Act proposal, 8/16/04, 741
See also LABOR MARKET INFORMATION
A few states see spikes in April, 5/31/04, 586
BLS employment surveys show differing pictures of the economy, 2/16/04, 358
BLS reports fifth straight month of employment growth, 12/15/03, 251
BLS tracks jobs sent abroad, 6/28/04, 645
Cities see improvement again, 1/26/04, 315
Cities see lower jobless rates, 6/21/04, 635
Cities see steep seasonal shifts, 7/19/04, 683
City rates decline in February, 4/26/04, 506
High-rate states raise average, 2/23/04, 380
Hiring reported slowing, 8/16/04, 747
January rates show positive job market in a few states, 3/22/04, 442
Job gains posted in September, 11/10/03, 171
Job growth slackens, jobless rate unchanged, says BLS, 3/15/04, 426
Jobless rate steady, services employment seen growing, 7/12/04, 667
Jobless rates in northwest remain highest in nation, 9/1/03, 12
Jobs up across nation, 2/16/04, 357
Manufacturing slide persists, retail cuts jobs, BLS reports, 1/19/04, 298
May state jobless rates rise, 6/28/04, 651
Metro areas see higher rates, 9/8/03, 26
Metro areas stable in August, 10/20/03, 123
Metro rates dip slightly, 3/1/04, 396
Metro rates drop over year following national peak, 8/9/04, 731
Metro rates keep dropping, 12/22/03, 266
Monthly jobs gain declines, 6/14/04, 610
Most state rates drop in August, 9/29/03, 75
Most states also cite lower jobless rates over the year, 1/12/04, 283
Nearly all states see drop, 4/19/04, 492
October’s positive job signals spread throughout states, 12/1/03, 220
Payroll employment spikes up, 5/17/04
Rates keep falling in cities, 3/29/04, 459
Shift from SIC to NAICS also revamps employment reports, 9/1/03, 7
Some state rates much higher since September of last year, 11/03/03, 156
State rates trend down, 5/3/04, 525
Tar Heel towns break record as rates decline in March, 5/10/03, 538
Temporary help boosts September jobless report, 10/13/03, 108
Uptick in jobless, payrolls, 4/12/04, 475
California holds its breath as feds review new apprenticeship startup rule, 8/9/04, 724
DOL accused of anti-union grantmaking, contracting, 8/16/04, 739
Union, business accord allows Illinois to revamp UI agency, 3/1/04, 393
Worker advocates pan state, employer Reed Act proposal, 8/16/04, 741
Overseas policies add work rules; trim poverty, not aid, 9/8/03, 24
Vermont staffers press for Reed funds to halt layoffs, 10/6/03, 85
Agency helps reservists claim job back after coming home, 6/7/04, 596
DOL plans rules for VETS E&T program implementation, 7/12/04, 660
GAO bolsters reemployment panel finding about disabled, 7/26/04, 699
Lawmakers aim to shore up returning soldiers’ job rights, 8/2/04, 712
Lawmakers, GAO looking over reservists’ rights, pay issues, 12/8/03, 234
Lawmaker wants DOL to speed up services to homeless vets, 6/7/04, 598
New VETS’ law tops DOL agenda, 1/19/04, 296
Veterans’ priority to compete with existing WIA targeting, 10/6/03, 82
Law’s wording holds up benefit checks in Caribbean paradise, 11/17/03, 185
Jobless line up for job search, not handouts at Va. centers, 2/2/04, 324
Virginia dedicates entire campus to health careers, 12/8/03, 228
Va. WIBs put employers, jobseekers on television, 11/10/03, 169
WIB leverages loan funds to hone health workers’ skills, 12/8/03, 231
see CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
ENs balance doing good with faring well; warnings sounded, 4/19/04, 486
SSA & Maximus cut down on red tape for providers seeking payment, 9/22/03, 50
Stakeholders say program may fail without policy overhaul, 3/22/04, 440
Stakeholders to call for new take on work incentive, 12/15/03, 243
Colorado voucherizes state, community college tuition, 5/17/04
Accounts bill passes House, 6/14/04, 613
Commerce plan outlines DOL aid to manufacturing, workers, 2/2/04, 331
40 years after LBJ declaration group urges war on low wages, 1/19/04, 291
First hearing of second session visits DOL overtime proposal, 1/26/04, 308
GAO wage gap report prompts lawmakers to start center, 1/12/04, 274
Impact of influx on wages, low-skilled workers weighed, 11/10/03, 163
Lawmakers talk minimum wage in time for traditional worker’s holiday , 5/10/04, 530
Public budgets seen largely unscathed by living wage laws, 1/19/04, 295
Rosie riveters gear up for industrial, higher-pay jobs, 6/28/04, 646
Michigan gets ABAWDS waiver, 3/1/04, 394
Congress rescinds unexpended welfare employment grant funds, 12/8/03, 226
Congress ends grant program early to recapture funds, 3/22/04, 437
NYC leaves clients barefoot in the park, advocates say, 4/19/04, 490
AEI scholar backs “toughening” TANF, 5/31/04, 578
Aid amid flux, kept jobs, agency links seen lifting family income, 8/2/04, 715
Black ministers, analysts view Bush marriage policy optional, 6/14/04, 614
Boom times shriveled the rolls, many eligibles still stay off, 6/14/04, 618
Civil complaint claims bias in father-targeted job services, 2/23/04, 374
Congress rescinds unexpended welfare employment grant funds, 12/8/03, 226
Critics decry N.J. supreme court family cap ruling, 9/1/03, 6
Education, supportive services for Bluegrass TANF clients, 11/03/03, 152
Greenspan backs extended UI, plugs training, education for better wages, 3/22/04, 434
Horn allies sign declaration favoring Bush marriage plan, 3/8/04, 408
Indiana’s reform story extends beyond signs of success, 12/1/03, 216
Job gain seen with rolls drop; policy effect found elusive, 6/28/04, 650
Ky. college mixes service, coordination, subsidized work, 8/9/04, 728
Muscular governor toughens up largest TANF program, 3/1/04, 391
N.Y. county leaver complaints about agency prompt review, 11/17/03, 180
Overseas policies add work rules; trim poverty, not aid, 9/8/03, 24
Phila. clients seen shifting between styles of poverty, 11/03/03, 155
PRWORA advocate presses marriage before education, 5/17/04
Public aid: Sulla to Scrooge, 9/8/03, 25
Reform has made applying for welfare daunting, study finds, 9/1/03, 9
Safety net agencies plan to ease administrative burdens, 1/19/04, 297
Time limit uncertainty prevalent, survey finds, 1/19/04, 292
Wage hike would help welfare moms less than dependents, 5/10/04, 533
Wonks quote chapter and verse in defense of faith-based policy, 12/15/03, 249
‘Work first’ eased leavers into jobs, but not good ones, 9/29/03, 74
Complaints of lemons, alleged gouging of state halt car aid, 1/19/04, 293
W. Va. near-limit clients get practice, case management, 10/6/03, 90
See WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT
See REAUTHORIZATION, WIA
Wisc. Board uses online tool to match employers, applicants, 4/12/04, 472
Wisconsin one-stops close as TANF partner funds dry up, 5/3/04, 522
Wisconsin system weathers scare of local funding freeze, 9/8/03, 19
Civil complaint claims bias in father-targeted job services, 2/23/04, 374
GAO wage gap report prompts lawmakers to start center, 1/12/04, 274
Pa. lawmaker focuses on training for ex-homemakers, 3/29/04, 455
Panel adds special populations, tech-prep funding language to Perkins, 7/26/04, 691
Rosie riveters gear up for industrial, higher-pay jobs, 6/28/04, 646
Sell workforce diversity for business sense, not bottom line, 2/16/04, 362
Tech-ed testimony supports nontraditional programs, 7/12/04, 659
UI system revamp needed to account for working women, 9/22/03, 58
Workforce staff urged to build ‘cultural competency,’ 2/2/04, 326
N.Y. governor impounds wage subsidies for at-risk workers, 11/03/03, 149
NYC leaves clients barefoot in the park, advocates say, 4/19/04, 490
‘Work first’ eased leavers into jobs, but not good ones, 9/29/03, 74
Greenspan backs extended UI, plugs training, education for better wages, 3/22/04, 434
Car donation groups fear possible tax code changes, 7/12/04, 665
City hopes driver’s licenses will brew job opportunity, 7/26/04, 697
Civil complaint claims bias in father-targeted job services, 2/23/04, 374
Complaints of lemons, alleged gouging of state halt car aid, 1/19/04, 293
Congress looks askance at car donation tax writeoffs, 1/19/04, 292
Guide offers keys to running car ownership aid programs, 11/10/03, 170
Jobless line up for job search, not handouts at Va. centers, 2/2/04, 324
Look to community prevention to avert costly pound of cure, 8/16/04, 744
No lemons from Citrus Cars, vehicle assistance group, 9/29/03, 70
Ohio phases out smart cards, 12/1/03, 215
Post-reform safety net faces cuts due to state fiscal crises, 2/16/04, 362
Radio campaign targets 4 out of 10 food stamps eligibles who do not apply, 3/22/04, 438
Safety net agencies plan to ease administrative burdens, 1/19/04, 297
Tax mapping shows campaigns may have increased use of EITC, 2/23/04, 377
Teen moms run own supports, go for family-sustaining wages, 6/7/04, 602
Texas agency merges intake work, lays off half its staff, 5/3/04, 521
Transit law renewal stalls, 10/6/03, 88
Bush campaigns on doubling federal training participants, 4/19/04, 483
Can TANF, WIA marry? Seven issues define the answer, 3/8/04, 409
Common measures might prove efficiency, add tracking burden, 12/22/03, 259
Democrats call for bipartisan parley, threaten to halt bills, 12/22/03, 264
DOL plans rules for VETS E&T program implementation, 7/12/04, 660
DOL rules enshrine religion in training, Job Corps activities, 7/26/04, 690
Formula, religious hiring bias planks sandbag law’s revision, 3/22/04, 435
GOP Senate majority thwarts Democratic attempt to increase WIA FY 2004 funding, 9/15/03, 34
IG views WIA reauthorization as opening for improvements, 6/21/04, 628
Insiders see little hope for WIA renewal in 2004; elections cited, 6/7/04, 595
Ohio audit exposes compliance pitfalls in merging TANF, WIA, 5/3/04, 517
President revises WIA plans, 4/12/04, 467
Private sector urges a more employer-friendly WIA system, 6/14/04, 615
Senate again poised to launch WIA bill with major changes, 9/22/03, 52
Senate panel offers last few WIA tweaks on wage disparity, farmworkers, 10/13/03, 98
Tailor training to executive demand, suggests WIA expert, 9/1/03, 11
TANF-WIA mergers seen offering “promising” models in 4 states, 11/24/03, 203
Veterans’ priority to compete with existing WIA targeting, 10/6/03, 82
WIA clients get, hold jobs, pay stagnates; youth results soar, 11/17/03, 179
WIA system was ‘key’ to landing Toyota plant for Texas city, 8/23/04, 757
WIA teen program report spurs prevention vs. cure polemic, 3/15/04, 420
Workforce programs advocates seen as least represented among petitioners to appropriators, 2/9/04, 338
ETA launches wider outreach to mesh WIBs with churches, 3/1/04, 388
Feds eye role for WIBs, Tech Ed earmark in next Perkins law, 3/29/04, 451
Use of self-sufficiency standards rising among WIBs, 11/24/03, 197
Va. WIBs put employers, jobseekers on television, 11/10/03, 169
Rumsfeld’s other war, 9/1/03, 2
Backers press for definition in career academies, 4/26/04, 505
Career academies show high employment earnings outcomes, 4/26/04, 503
Career guidance ranks low with counselors, students, 9/1/03, 5
Cleveland high schools shrink to focus students on careers, 12/15/03, 244
Conservation Corps enhance programs to serve TANF youth, 11/10/03, 166
Dole aims to expand free lunch, 9/8/03, 26
Expert highlights assessments in remedial instruction reform, 11/17/03, 186
Experts advise youth to seek seasonal work for summer, 6/21/04, 630
Film explores how state ed policy fails future workforce, 1/26/04, 310
GAO panel calls for business role in age-focused efforts, 7/26/04, 693
Groundhog Day drive increases job shadowing opportunities, 1/26/04, 309
Group outlines policies needed to assist low-skilled males, 11/24/03, 20
Hope of funds rings in new year; Congress earmarks $444 million for AmeriCorps, 1/12/04, 275
Minnesota gov. looks to revive “no pass, no drive,” 11/24/03, 199
Officials eye cuts on catch-up courses at 4-year schools, 1/12/04, 279
OMB program grading lies behind shifts in budget figures, 2/9/04, 340
Privately run charter schools seen making greatest gains, 12/1/03, 218
Programs can achieve, yet still fail review, administration says, 4/12/04, 468
Quality recognition program sees largest class ever, 10/27/03, 134
Religion trims dropping out among poor, minority teens, 7/26/04, 694
Report plots high school benchmarks for work world, 3/15/04, 425
School district guarantees work readiness of its grads, 6/21/04, 631
School figures show second chance students growing, 11/24/03, 201
Steer teens to non-college learning, Heldrich proposes, 7/26/04, 698
Technical school grades youths on work ethic, 11/03/03, 154
Teen moms run own supports, go for family-sustaining wages, 6/7/04, 602
WIA clients get, hold jobs, pay stagnates; youth results soar, 11/17/03, 179
WIA teen program report spurs prevention vs. cure polemic, 3/15/04, 420
Youth opportunity grants created local job boost , 7/26/04, 692
Youthbuild garners praise of 15-year outcomes in new review, 3/15/04, 419
YouthBuild sites to receive new funds, 1/26/04, 306