Many qualifying adults fail to file for financial aid, 10/25/04, 138
Panel offers shop-around guidance for literacy, 8/30/04, 7
Senate panel hears plea for incentive funds for adults, 5/9/05, 517
Work First seen blocking education for TANF mothers, 3/7/05, 394
Work-related Adult Ed grows; WIA-related programs stay flat, 10/18/04, 116
Women’s college opens career vistas for poor moms, children, 10/18/04, 117
Facing funding pinch, Alabama closes one-stops statewide, 6/27/05, 627
Alaska building trades venture expands from country to city, 4/18/05, 472
DOD proposal would hit civilians, Northeast hard, 5/23/05, 553
Handful of states push up national school leaver rate, 12/6/04, 235
Proposed rules ramp up grantees’ matching funds, 8/30/04, 5
Rules planned on AmeriCorps, work supports, Ticket to Work, 12/27/04, 280
Career Voyages Web site section on construction apprenticeships announced, 9/27/04, 66
Indiana construction trades open door for ex-military, 10/4/04, 86
Advisers deliver 18-program consolidation blueprint, 8/8/05, 715
Congress passes funding bill, attaches workforce policies, 11/29/04, 211
ED budget slashes Perkins, merges program into schools, 2/14/05, 340
Education Fiscal Year 2005 appropriations (table), 9/27/04, 76
Education Fiscal Year 2005 Appropriations (table), 11/29/04, 218
Funds crunch seen leading to deficits, cuts, tax hikes, 10/4/04, 90
Groups wary of budget see little Capitol Hill support, 2/21/05, 358
HHS and related Fiscal Year 2005 appropriations (table), 9/27/04, 77
HHS and related Fiscal Year 2005 Appropriations (table), 11/29/04, 220
House bill trims workforce funds, limits supports cuts, 7/11/05, 643
House passes 2005 funding bill; riders propose policy changes, 9/20/04, 51
House poised to pass money bill, 6/27/05, 627
Labor Fiscal Year 2005 appropriations (table), 9/27/04, 75
Labor Fiscal Year 2005 Appropriations (table), 11/29/04, 219
Lawmakers roast the administration’s labor budget, 3/28/05, 435
‘Menu’ options added to ETA plan influence 2006 budget, 2/14/05, 339
More states lose than win with formulas for PY 2005, 4/11/05, 454
Purse holders ignore workforce cuts in ED, 3/21/05, 423
Senate committee plan tight but most generous so far, 7/25/05, 677
Specialists see deficits, new tax cut plans tightening budgets, 12/13/04, 247
Arizona initiative gives rise to copycat anti-immigrant laws, 2/21/05, 361
Appeals court upholds Arizona anti-immigrant voter initiative, 8/22/05, 743
Court allows Ariz. alien paper check to stand; appeal pending, 1/24/05, 296
Court seen leaning in favor of Arizona proposition 200, 7/11/05, 650
Customer behaviors vary with counseling requirements, 8/15/05, 727
Group sues to press state check of immigrant papers, 12/6/04, 227
Handful of states push up national school leaver rate, 12/6/04, 235
MALDEF wins halt to immigration initiative; judge sets hearing, 12/13/04, 244
State WIB faulted for drawing company with training subsidy, 6/27/05, 629
Beware: ED auditors target dual-enrollment programs, 12/20/04, 260
CPA firm blamed in OIC funds misuse makes defamation claim, 4/11/05, 451
IG charges N.C. Job Corps Center falsified records, 6/27/05, 630
IG finds mostly clean books in managed Job Corps centers, 4/18/05, 467
Program management errors keep IG fed auditors busy, 6/27/05, 628
State WIB faulted for drawing company with training subsidy, 6/27/05, 629
Stung by audits, Wis. revamps TANF service providers rules, 7/25/05, 681
DOD proposal would hit civilians, Northeast hard, 5/23/05, 553
Feds advise planning response even while fighting closure, 7/25/05, 675
WIA campus in refitted base draws students to degrees, 10/4/04, 87
Aliens’ ESL seen as gateway to U.S. offspring’s jobs, education, 12/27/04, 278
Indiana makes online remedial curriculum widely available, 12/13/04, 243
CPA firm blamed in OIC funds misuse makes defamation claim, 4/11/05, 451
Joint Center reports racial disparity in WIA services, 6/13/05, 595
Literacy venture expands reach to battered women, offenders, 2/7/05, 329
Milwaukee OIC closes doors as scandal bankrupts agency, 2/21/05, 361
Milwaukee OIC’s closing troubles community base, 2/28/05, 375
Minneapolis OIC expands to meet East Africans’ job skill needs, 4/11/05, 455
Racial disparities shown in Wisconsin aid, TANF penalties, 3/7/05, 388
California directs state discretionary funds to vets, 4/11/05, 452
CalWIN may spell TANF funds lost, jobs missed in 18 counties, 8/22/05, 741
Cities try out approaches to getting word out to eligibles, 11/1/04, 152
Computers seen to keep them hired longer, get promotions, 5/16/05, 536
Fast track to work wraps supports around students, 5/16/05, 537
L.A. ‘living wage’ cost few jobs, gave raises; ends did not meet, 6/13/05, 603
Local leaders challenge California consolidation, 11/1/04, 147
San Francisco in-kind aid houses adults at year one, 5/23/05, 552
States ramp up tax avoidance laws as new threat emerges, 6/27/05, 634
Ties to business help clients advance, early demo data show, 8/1/05, 694
Career Ed seen on the rise, but not evenly in all areas needed, 5/2/05, 506
Career Tech Ed bills move to floor of House, Senate, 3/21/05, 421
Congress passes funding bill, attaches workforce policies, 11/29/04, 211
ED budget slashes Perkins, merges program into schools, 2/14/05, 340
ED nominee spells out hopes for workforce education, 1/24/05, 292
Free school brings Quaker work ethic to mechanics, 12/20/04, 265
House passes 2005 funding bill; riders propose policy changes, 9/20/04, 51
House revision moves bill forward with few changes; conference next, 5/16/05, 535
Lawmakers urged to protect program, hold admin funds, 2/28/05, 374
Mass. test shows academic lift in vo-tech schools, 10/25/04, 137
National standards created for high school academies, 4/18/05, 474
Purse holders ignore workforce cuts in ed, 3/21/05, 423
Schools adopt DOL focus on high-growth tech training, 12/6/04, 233
Customer behaviors vary with counseling requirements , 8/15/05, 727
Data show undetected barriers keep assistance leavers poor, 12/13/04, 251
Intake, management software crashes low-income programs, 10/11/04, 104
Job clubs beat one-to-one service, advises consultant, 9/6/04, 23
VR case management, program op software maker eyes WIA, 9/27/04, 72
Charter tries second-chance, career, residential approaches, 11/1/04, 151
30 states offer child care to all in tightened eligible pool, 8/15/05, 729
Big Apple agencies aim to boost child care microenterprises, 2/7/05, 326
Child-only cases moving to kinship care return to TANF, 11/22/04, 201
Latina child care workers seek damages, charge bias in raids, 5/2/05, 504
N.Y. elders get more say in how they raise their grandchildren, 2/7/05, 330
How street hustlers became child-supporting fathers, 4/25/05, 489
States tap child support monies for transitional job programs, 9/20/04, 57
Arizona initiative gives rise to copycat anti-immigrant laws, 2/21/05, 361
Colo. data system still needs patching; suits keep coming, 4/18/05, 468
Colorado unit ordered to clear TANF application backlog, 1/24/05, 297
Intake, management software crashes low-income programs, 10/11/04, 104
Contracting competition toughens in crowded field, 3/7/05, 393
CPA firm blamed in OIC funds misuse makes defamation claim, 4/11/05, 451
Experts recommend seeking match from faith, finance, 9/20/04, 52
Milwaukee OIC closes doors as scandal bankrupts agency, 2/21/05, 361
Milwaukee OIC’s closing troubles community base, 2/28/05, 375
Minneapolis OIC expands to meet East Africans’ job skill needs, 4/11/05, 455
Multiservice agencies seen as ‘perfect match’ for IDA use, 9/13/04, 39
Six tests build ancillary self-sustaining ventures, 4/25/05, 487
Bumps in road from IDEA to VR blamed for low college access, 10/4/04, 91
Differing state views on privacy law affect student data access, 2/21/05, 359
Noncredit workforce training goes unfunded, GAO finds, 11/15/04, 195
Schools lag in popular support behind community colleges, 11/1/04, 155
Strategy paper unveils college training proposal’s details, 9/13/04, 35
White House 2005 initiatives expand on Bush party speech, 9/13/04, 35
WIA campus in refitted base draws students to degrees, 10/4/04, 87
Testimony prompts lawmakers’ demand for plan to save CDBG, 5/9/05, 515
(See also LEGISLATION)
Few key education, workforce, welfare lawmakers lost seats, 11/15/04, 181
New members reshape 109th workforce, welfare panels, 2/14/05, 341
Connecticut Yankees on UI tap services, gain job market edge, 7/18/05, 661
Customer behaviors vary with counseling requirements, 8/15/05, 727
DOD proposal would hit civilians, northeast hard, 5/23/05, 553
Retail makes for a good Yankee working start, 12/20/04, 261
States ramp up tax avoidance laws as new threat emerges, 6/27/05, 634
Board limits temporary workers’ right to organize, 12/13/04, 248
Contracting competition toughens in crowded field, 3/7/05, 393
Contractor ties staff pay to overall program outcomes, 8/22/05, 739
Maximus awarded welfare-to-work contract in Israel, 2/21/05, 364
Share Results International awarded Job Corps center management contract, 2/7/05, 332
Stung by audits, Wis. revamps TANF service providers rules, 7/25/05, 681
Access to counseling, training as important as access to jobs, 9/13/04, 41
Advisers deliver 18-program consolidation blueprint, 8/8/05, 715
Governors want data to aid Workforce-ED alignment, 7/11/05, 646
Interagency council gains support at House hearing, 8/8/05, 697
Merged county operations save money, maintain client services, 9/13/04, 40
Missouri program transfer leads to drop in participation, 1/31/05, 311
Ohio WIA-TANF agency keeps links loose, locally managed, 6/13/05, 600
Phila. builds agency hoagie to expand out-of-school services, 5/30/05, 570
Postsecondary education links urged on Minn. WIA agency, 2/14/05, 342
‘Transparent’ county lines make for simpler applications, 10/25/04, 135
Windy City pilot project stimulates program activity, 12/13/04, 246
“Milwaukee” should have been in ETR 2/28/05, p. 375, headline, not “Minneapolis,” 3/7/05, 386
ETR 3/7/05 print edition carried wrong story on p. 389; correct story ran in electronic edition, 3/14/05, 412
Hiring executives lean toward experience over certification, 12/6/04, 232
OPM defines accepted degrees, 2/28/05, 380
State certifies professional expertise of one-stop staff, 11/1/04, 150
Number of state WIA incentive recipients drops for first time, 5/16/05, 533
ADA authors propose fixes for landmark equity legislation, 12/13/04, 249
Bumps in road from IDEA to VR blamed for low college access, 10/4/04, 91
Disability job professionals urged to share incentive advice, 8/30/04, 4
Few one-stops seek Tickets despite adviser encouragement, 11/29/04, 212
GAO questions DOL civil rights enforcement, praises one-stops, 12/27/04, 276
GAO: SSA failed to study ticket challenges prior to launch, 11/22/04, 199
NLRB bars rehab employees from collective bargaining, 10/18/04, 118
Regulatory incentives face pay-go budget rules scrutiny, 5/30/05, 564
SCSEP provider pushes for more computer training, 6/6/05, 579
Self-directed disability care includes work prep in Florida, 6/6/05, 584
SSA includes one-stops in new work incentive policy, 8/8/05, 696
States move forward in 2004 with new initiatives, 10/25/04, 136
Work-incentive demonstrations’ rollout envisioned for 2005, 10/11/04, 100
9/11 employment response met ‘realistic’ goal in tough times, 11/8/04, 164
AFL-CIO tallies job loss to foreign competition in 5 states, 11/15/04, 182
Analysts weigh job offshoring effects, policy changes needed, 8/30/04, 10
Calif. legislature offers anti-offshoring measure, 9/27/04, 69
ETA picks 7 states for PRA demo, 11/8/04, 168
ETA publishes TAA guidance, 10/25/04, 139
Feds release first reserve funds as year closes, 10/11/04, 102
Group offers to improve TAA; funding shortfalls cited, 10/18/04, 115
Indian labor leaders urge moderation in offshoring, 12/27/04, 275
Job clubs beat one-to-one service, advises consultant, 9/6/04, 23
Labor aims for training to stem job offshoring; tracks losses, 9/27/04, 67
PRA demo launches planned this month in selected areas, 3/7/05, 391
Public layoff policies need to change with job churn, losses, 6/6/05, 580
Researchers document job offshoring, find recent boom, 11/15/04, 184
States learned to trim training to meet rising program demand, 10/11/04, 102
Handful of states push up national school leaver rate, 12/6/04, 235
Phila. builds agency hoagie to expand out-of-school services, 5/30/05, 570
Program turns to New Mexico after seed grant expires, 11/22/04, 197
Teens stay in school when mother’s job is stable, 10/18/04, 120
Two-thirds get diploma by eighth year out of school, 12/6/04, 234
Advisers deliver 18-program consolidation blueprint, 8/8/05, 715
Grants merger would create more jobs with less, official says, 3/28/05, 439
Ohio aims for high-tech frontier to add jobs, income, 5/2/05, 505
DOL sees value in nation’s ‘dynamic’ employment stats, 9/20/04, 56
Experts surprised by lagging job creation amid rosy figures, 8/8/05, 710
Funds crunch seen leading to deficits, cuts, tax hikes, 10/4/04, 90
Future white-collar job losses seen; IT work going to Asia, 8/15/05, 725
Heritage researchers strike again at payroll jobs data, 12/20/04, 262
India foresees job gains, 7/18/05, 667
Public layoff policies need to change with job churn, losses, 6/6/05, 580
Senators gaze at workforce policy wonks’ crystal balls, 6/6/05, 585
Specialists see deficits, new tax cut plans tightening budgets, 12/13/04, 247
Senators gaze at workforce policy wonks’ crystal balls, 6/6/05, 585
Administration plans focus on reform, college accountability, 12/20/04, 263
Career-centered high school keeps students coming back, 6/20/05, 612
ED budget slashes Perkins, merges program into schools, 2/14/05, 340
ED makes eligibility changes predicted to cut Pell grants, 1/24/05, 300
ED nominee spells out hopes for workforce education, 1/24/05, 292
Governors want data to aid Workforce-ED alignment, 7/11/05, 646
House GOP sees no reason to curb for-profit school fraud, 3/14/05, 408
National standards created for high school academies, 4/18/05, 474
Purse holders ignore workforce cuts in ed, 3/21/05, 423
Reintroduced reentry bill would allow for college aid, 2/14/05, 343
Schools adopt DOL focus on high-growth tech training, 12/6/04, 233
Schools lag in popular support behind community colleges, 11/1/04, 155
Two-thirds get diploma by eighth year out of school, 12/6/04, 234
U.S. student math scores drop to bottom half, despite funding, 12/20/04, 266
Beware: ED auditors target dual-enrollment programs, 12/20/04, 260
ED nominee spells out hopes for workforce education, 1/24/05, 292
Boomers opt for short-term jobs, even up to middle age, 10/11/04, 106
DOL sees value in nation’s ‘dynamic’ employment stats, 9/20/04, 56
Anticipate trouble to place, keep ‘weird’ workers in job, 11/22/04, 198
Data show undetected barriers keep assistance leavers poor, 12/13/04, 251
Big Apple agencies aim to boost child care microenterprises, 2/7/05, 326
Online auction site becomes second career starter, 8/8/05, 713
Self-help group expands microenterprise training, 12/6/04, 231
Federal judge rules lifting test illegal for hiring, 3/7/05, 387
Joint Center reports racial disparity in WIA services, 6/13/05, 595
Parity with men seen as far-off goal, 5/23/05, 556
DOJ seeks PA. church-state suit dismissal; linked to WIA debate, 6/13/05, 598
Experts recommend seeking match from faith, finance, 9/20/04, 52
Lawsuit cites WIA religious bias provision; Reps. raise concerns, 2/28/05, 376
Middleman provides structure, oversight for FBO providers, 3/14/05, 407
OFBCI guidance explains do’s, don’ts for religious grantees, 3/21/05, 427
OFBCI’s Towey promoted to presidential assistant, 1/24/05, 303
Dependent students qualify for aid under new guidance, 4/25/05, 486
OMB sees few useful programs, but experts fail rating method, 6/20/05, 616
Senate acts on seasonal labor, farmworker funding planks, 5/2/05, 501
11-02, Change 1, re-issued, new trade assistance enrollment and waiver procedures based on 2002 law changes, 10/25/04, 139
2-03 Change 2, issued 10/29/04, gaining access to Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance, 11/15/04, 179
5-04, issued 9/24/04, announces 2004 Wagner-Peyser allocations, 10/04/04, p. 89
07-04, issued 10/20/04, Issues Related to Real Property Used for ETA Program Purposes, 11/01/04, p. 146
9-04, issued 11/16/04, on providing Trade Adjustment Assistance for farmers, 11/29/04, 216
14-04, WIA Title I and Wagner-Peyser Act state plans due May 31, 1/31/05, 306
16-04, self-employment training is allowable WIA expense, 3/7/05, 386
16-03, Change 2, instructs states on how to apply for National Emergency Grants available to states to plan for and deal with job losses that result from the base realignment and closure process, 6/6/05, 578
18-04, issued 2/28/05, implementation of common performance reporting measures effective July 1 for WIA, Wagner-Peyser and Veterans Employment and Training Service, 3/14/05, 402
31-04, royalties decreed no-no for software made with U.S. funds, 5/16/05, 538
2-05, describes activities state and local workforce agencies should undertake in response to military base closings, 8/22/05, 738
Roll your own administration nonprofit group, officials urge, 3/14/05, 406
German reform merges UI, welfare cash assistance, 1/24/05, 298
India foresees job gains, 7/18/05, 667
Indian labor leaders urge moderation in offshoring, 12/27/04, 275
Kiwi leave policies would benefit low-income workers, 7/11/05, 648
Maximus awarded welfare-to-work contract in Israel, 2/21/05, 364
Customer behaviors vary with counseling requirements, 8/15/05, 727
Field managers clean slate with 8 proposed gauges, 3/21/05, 424
Florida sends jobseekers on virtual interviews, 6/13/05, 602
Self-directed disability care includes work prep in Florida, 6/6/05, 584
State certifies professional expertise of one-stop staff, 11/1/04, 150
CPA firm blamed in OIC funds misuse makes defamation claim, 4/11/05, 451
House GOP sees no reason to curb for-profit school fraud, 3/14/05, 408
Milwaukee OIC closes doors as scandal bankrupts agency, 2/21/05, 361
Advisers deliver 18-program consolidation blueprint, 8/8/05, 715
Directors worry at YO grants end; needs continue unfunded, 5/23/05, 555
Experts recommend seeking match from faith, finance, 9/20/04, 52
Feds release TAA first reserve funds as year closes, 10/11/04, 102
Funds crunch seen leading to deficits, cuts, tax hikes, 10/4/04, 90
GAO sees rural funds cut in house allotment formula, 9/20/04, 54
Program turns to New Mexico after seed grant expires, 11/22/04, 197
Roll your own administration nonprofit group, officials urge, 3/14/05, 406
Senate bill goes into markup; draft keeps funding streams, 5/16/05, 531
Specialists see deficits, new tax cut plans tightening budgets, 12/13/04, 247
States learned to trim training to meet rising program demand, 10/11/04, 102
States tap child support monies for transitional job programs, 9/20/04, 57
Testimony prompts lawmakers’ demand for plan to save CDBG, 5/9/05, 515
(See PUBLICATIONS, Government Accountability Office)
Customer behaviors vary with counseling requirements, 8/15/05, 727
DOD proposal would hit civilians, Northeast hard, 5/23/05, 553
Handful of states push up national school leaver rate, 12/6/04, 235
German reform merges UI, welfare cash assistance, 1/24/05, 298
German UI-aid merger spurs fear of forced sex work, 3/28/05, 442
Applications solicited for Funds for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, 9/20/04, 61
Grants merger would create more jobs with less, official says, 3/28/05, 439
Testimony prompts lawmakers’ demand for plan to save CDBG, 5/9/05, 515
Applications solicited for Bank Enterprise Awards, 9/20/04, 61
Computers seen to keep them hired longer, get promotions, 5/16/05, 536
HHS finds more leavers in jobs after combing hires database, 7/25/05, 679
HHS updates national poverty guidelines, 2/28/05, 381
Leavitt pressed to debate with his own views as Utah governor, 2/28/05, 373
Leavitt vows push for revised TANF, more flexible Medicaid, 1/31/05, 307
Joint Center reports racial disparity in WIA services, 6/13/05, 595
Latina child care workers seek damages, charge bias in raids, 5/2/05, 504
MALDEF wins halt to immigration initiative; judge sets hearing, 12/13/04, 244
Administration plans focus on reform, college accountability, 12/20/04, 263
Business, college leaders see WIA role for tertiary schools, 5/30/05, 567
Congress passes funding bill, attaches workforce policies, 11/29/04, 211
House GOP sees no reason to curb for-profit school fraud, 3/14/05, 408
House panel markup raises Pell award, eases for-profit role, 7/25/05, 677
Lawmakers review state credit transfer practices, 5/16/05, 532
Pell grants hike amendments fail in marathon markup round, 8/1/05, 691
Postsecondary education links urged on Minn. WIA agency, 2/14/05, 342
Senate panel hears plea for incentive funds for adults, 5/9/05, 517
Senators announce omnibus education, labor revision bill, 1/31/05, 307
Women’s college opens career vistas for poor moms, children, 10/18/04, 117
San Francisco in-kind aid houses adults at year one, 5/23/05, 552
Gem State’s work-first program focuses on client engagement, 1/31/05, 312
Idaho gov pushes for single area state, locals resist, 5/23/05, 547
Move to single-area state plunges Idaho into dispute, 8/8/05, 707
Computers seen to keep them hired longer, get promotions, 5/16/05, 536
Customer behaviors vary with counseling requirements, 8/15/05, 727
Schools adopt DOL focus on high-growth tech training, 12/6/04, 233
Ties to business help clients advance, early demo data show, 8/1/05, 694
Windy city pilot project stimulates program activity, 12/13/04, 246
Aliens’ ESL seen as gateway to U.S. offspring’s jobs, education, 12/27/04, 278
Appeals court upholds Arizona anti-immigrant voter initiative, 8/22/05, 743
Arizona initiative gives rise to copycat anti-immigrant laws, 2/21/05, 361
Court seen leaning in favor of Arizona proposition 200, 7/11/05, 650
Employer voice needed for balanced reform, expert says, 3/14/05, 409
Foreign labor certification final regulations issued, 1/24/05, 303
Group sues to press state check of immigrant papers, 12/6/04, 227
MALDEF wins halt to immigration initiative; judge sets hearing, 12/13/04, 244
Proposed rules for H2-B certification issued, 2/7/05, 332
Senate acts on seasonal labor, farmworker funding planks, 5/2/05, 501
Senate panel hears dueling bill advocacy; reform expected, 8/8/05, 711
TAA tops DOL’s rulemaking plans; UI privacy, H2-B follow, 12/27/04, 279
Nebraska expands funding for incumbent, hire skills training, 6/13/05, 599
India foresees job gains, 7/18/05, 667
Indian labor leaders urge moderation in offshoring, 12/27/04, 275
Indiana construction trades open door for ex-military, 10/4/04, 86
Indiana makes online remedial curriculum widely available, 12/13/04, 243
Indiana plans to consolidate areas, then devolve power, 6/20/05, 614
Customer behaviors vary with counseling requirements, 8/15/05, 727
Multiservice agencies seen as ‘perfect match’ for IDA use, 9/13/04, 39
CalWIN may spell TANF funds lost, jobs missed in 18 counties, 8/22/05, 741
Colorado unit ordered to clear TANF application backlog, 1/24/05, 297
Colo. data system still needs patching; suits keep coming, 4/18/05, 468
Royalties decreed no-no for software made with U.S. funds, 5/16/05, 538
VR case management, program op software maker eyes WIA, 9/27/04, 72
Contracting competition toughens in crowded field, 3/7/05, 393
Middleman provides structure, oversight for FBO providers, 3/14/05, 407
Federal judge rules lifting test illegal for hiring, 3/7/05, 387
Interagency council gains support at House hearing, 8/8/05, 697
More states lose than win with formulas for PY 2005, 4/11/05, 454
Maximus awarded welfare-to-work contract in Israel, 2/21/05, 364
Center graduates bake cake for LBJ legacy’s 40th birthday, 10/11/04, 101
Cisco coaches Job Corps staff on tech training, placement, 9/27/04, 68
ETA threat to pull out prompts town to keep street lights on, 8/22/05, 740
IG charges N.C. Job Corps Center falsified records, 6/27/05, 630
IG finds mostly clean books in managed Job Corps centers, 4/18/05, 467
ResCare wins $29.5 million contract to run Oklahoma’s Guthrie center, 6/13/05, 604
Share Results International awarded Job Corps center management contract, 2/7/05, 332
Vermont community leaders call lights-out at center, 7/18/05, 664
N.Y. Empire Zones seen funding company with net job exports, 3/7/05, 390
AFL-CIO tallies job loss to foreign competition in 5 states, 11/15/04, 182
Analysts weigh job offshoring effects, policy changes needed, 8/30/04, 10
Calif. legislature offers anti-offshoring measure, 9/27/04, 69
Future white-collar job losses seen; IT work going to Asia, 8/15/05, 725
India foresees job gains, 7/18/05, 667
Indian labor leaders urge moderation in offshoring, 12/27/04, 275
N.Y. Empire Zones seen funding company with net job exports, 3/7/05, 390
Researchers document job offshoring, find recent boom, 11/15/04, 184
Anticipate trouble to place, keep ‘weird’ workers in job, 11/22/04, 198
Cisco coaches Job Corps staff on tech training, placement, 9/27/04, 68
Florida sends jobseekers on virtual interviews, 6/13/05, 602
Hiring executives lean toward experience over certification, 12/6/04, 232
Long-term care seen as viable career path for lower-skilled, 6/20/05, 619
TANF participants entering employment at slowing rate, 11/8/04, 165
Anticipate trouble to place, keep ‘weird’ workers in job, 11/22/04, 198
Computers seen to keep them hired longer, get promotions, 5/16/05, 536
Sick leave debate homes in on low-wage workers’ needs, 7/11/05, 647
Ties to business help clients advance, early demo data show, 8/1/05, 694
Hiring executives lean toward experience over certification, 12/6/04, 232
Jobseeker presentation, soft skills added to training course, 11/29/04, 215
Minn. begins TANF diversion; aimed to get jobs faster, 9/13/04, 42
Lawmakers want funds for WIBS, SESA agency disagrees, 6/20/05, 611
North Dakota turns to labor exchange to meet oil demand, 4/18/05, 471
Access to counseling, training as important as access to jobs, 9/13/04, 41
Customer behaviors vary with counseling requirements, 8/15/05, 727
GAO finds more trainees, work prep dollars than DOL reports, 7/18/05, 659
Jobseeker presentation, soft skills added to training course, 11/29/04, 215
New Jersey online training pilot program expands, 10/4/04, 84
Noncredit workforce training goes unfunded, GAO finds, 11/15/04, 195
Shepherds see helping star in N.M. training programs, 12/27/04, 281
WIB focuses on training retail workers to nab 30,000 slots, 11/15/04, 195
TANF participants entering employment at slowing rate, 11/8/04, 165
DOD proposal would hit civilians, Northeast hard, 5/23/05, 553
Career Voyages Web site section on construction apprenticeships announced, 9/27/04, 66
DOL directs VETS hiring initiative to one-stops, 10/18/04, 120
DOL issues new youth work rules, 2/28/05, 377
DOL issues USERRA regs, 10/4/04, 85
DOL proposes new definition affecting eligibility nationwide, 8/1/05, 693
DOL sees value in nation’s ‘dynamic’ employment stats, 9/20/04, 56
DOL-VA memo seen as model military link to VA work aid, 5/2/05, 502
ETA invites states to implement reemployment accounts, 10/4/04, 89
ETA issues guidance on SCSEP eligibility, 1/24/05, 303
ETA: military discharge counts as dislocation, 4/11/05, 453
ETA offers guidance on partnering with firms, 9/27/04, 67
ETA picks 7 states for PRA demo, 11/8/04, 168
ETA publishes new strategic vision for youth services, 8/30/04, 6
ETA sees EMILE as gateway to standard program reports, 10/25/04, 131
ETA will be dispatching mystery shoppers to one-stops, 2/28/05, 370
Federal workforce programs met their goals for fiscal 2004, 12/6/04, 228
GAO criticizes ETA’s approach to new performance initiatives, 6/13/05, 596
GAO questions DOL civil rights enforcement, praises one-stops, 12/27/04, 276
House passes 2005 funding bill; riders propose policy changes, 9/20/04, 51
Lawmakers roast the administration’s labor budget, 3/28/05, 435
Michigan, ETA work to develop outcomes adjustment model, 9/13/04, 38
PRA demo launches planned this month in selected areas, 3/7/05, 391
Royalties decreed no-no for software made with U.S. funds, 5/16/05, 538
Schools adopt DOL focus on high-growth tech training, 12/6/04, 233
Senate panel moves tweaked bill, drawing DOL warning, 5/30/05, 563
Special counsel seen delaying USERRA action, ditching claims, 10/25/04, 135
Strategy paper unveils college training proposal’s details, 9/13/04, 35
TAA is for farmers, too, ETA says, 11/29/04, 216
TEGL says self-employment training is allowable WIA expense, 3/7/05, 386
Tomayto / tomahto dilemma comes to ETA, 10/25/04, 131
Private sector report illuminates job market, 12/6/04, 230
BLS moves ahead to stop collecting data on women, 5/2/05, 503
BLS planned halt on women data collecting meets resistance, 2/7/05, 324
BLS proposes revision to the employment and wages data, 1/24/05, 303
Definition changes drill down to greater national detail, 3/28/05, 444
Experts tout joy of data to local program planners, 1/31/05, 310
Heritage researchers strike again at payroll jobs data, 12/20/04, 262
On-the-block job data have something to say, 3/7/05, 389
Private sector report illuminates job market, 12/6/04, 230
Analysts weigh job offshoring effects, policy changes needed, 8/30/04, 10
Calif. legislature offers anti-offshoring measure, 9/27/04, 69
Job clubs beat one-to-one service, advises consultant, 9/6/04, 23
Labor aims for training to stem job offshoring; tracks losses, 9/27/04, 67
(For bills with assigned bill numbers only. For information on bills without assigned bill numbers, see subject matter.)
4278, a bill to reauthorize the Assistive Technology Act, which requires states to use federal assistive technology funds to serve only students making the transition to work or college, and on adults entering or maintaining life outside of institutional care, allocating to states at least $410,000 per year for programs and $50,000 for advocacy services, Senate passes, 10/11/04; House agrees to a Senate-amended version, 10/18/04, 114, 98
4838, the Healthy Forests Youth Conservation Corps Act of 2004, to employ young adults through a program that provides disaster relief, prevents fires and rehabilitates affected public lands, House passes, 10/11/04, 98
5006, Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, for fiscal year 2005, by Regula (R-Ohio), House passes, 9/20/04, 51
5022, to authorize a $10 million grants program to help community colleges and universities improve articulation between certificate, associate’s and bachelor’s degree programs in science and technology, Sweeney (R-NY) introduces, 9/20/04, 61
5030, to amend the Trade Act of 1974, to provide adjustment assistance to displaced workers in the service sector, Michaud (D-Maine) introduces, 9/20/04, 61
5043, to raise the federal minimum wage to $5.85 an hour within 60 days of enactment, $6.45 the following year and $7.00 the third year, and thereafter to be revised annually by the secretary of labor by an amount corresponding to the fluctuation of the consumer price index, Bell (D-Texas) introduces, 9/20/04, 61
5075, to reauthorize Department of Justice grant programs for prisoner reentry (companion S 2788, 9/20/04, 61), Conyers (D-Mich) introduces, 9/27/04, 66
5079 and 5080, to allow employers a $1,000 tax credit for every three years that they employ a military reservist or, respectively, a veteran, Saxton (D-NJ) introduces, 9/27/04, 66
5081, to create a new program of educational assistance for reservists who perform active service, Beauprez (R-Colo) introduce, 9/27/04, 66
5111, to enforce restrictions on the employment of foreigners through improved social security cards and a database of foreigners and the work for which they are eligible, Dreier (R-Calif) introduces, 10/4/04, 82
5113, to direct the savings to the Treasury to be used annually to increase the maximum award amount of Pell Grants, Kildee (D-Mich) introduces, 10/4/04, 82
5149, TANF block grants through March 31, 2005, enacted, 10/11/04, 98
5159, to authorize tax credits to reimburse employers who hire temporary workers to fill in for employees allowed leave for first-responder training, Rahall (D-Ill) introduces, 10/11/04, 98
5186, the Taxpayer-Teacher Protection Act, closes a loophole that subsidizes the above-market rates guaranteed to student loan lenders and uses the savings to raise the amount of student loan forgiveness for teachers who work in poor school districts from $5,000 to $17,500, House and Senate pass, 10/18/04, 114
5229, to make all children of active duty servicemembers automatically eligible for Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act programs, Baca (D-Calif) introduces, 10/18/04, 114
107, continuing federal appropriations at fiscal 2004 levels through Nov. 20, 2004, approved, 10/11/04, 98
2788, to reauthorize Department of Justice grants for prisoner reentry programs, Brownback (R-Kan) introduces, 9/20/04, 61; companion introduced, 9/27/04, 66;
2795, to amend the Higher Education Act to authorize grants to fund job training in high-growth industries through institutions of higher education and authorize student loans for short-term job training, Enzi (R-Wyo) introduces, 9/27/04, 66
2797, to expand the personal income tax deduction for college tuition expenses to include the cost of books, Schumer (D-NY) introduces, 9/27/04, 66
2822, to extend through March 31, 2005, the nation’s highway spending programs, including such transit programs as the Job Access and Reverse Commute program, Reid (D-Nev) introduces, 10/4/04, 82
2823, the Agricultural Jobs, Opportunity, Benefits and Security Act of 2004, to reform the H2A agriculture worker visa program, and initiate a program that grants lawful temporary residency to alien farmworkers, Craig (R-Idaho) and Kennedy (D-Mass) introduce, 10/4/04, 82
2849, to allow members of the armed forces serving after Sept. 11, 2001, to receive the educational benefits of the Montgomery GI Bill without deductions for enrollment from their military salary, Hagel (R-Neb) introduces, 10/11/04, 98
2885, to authorize $100 million in fiscal 2005 grants for community colleges to fund training to meet a local workforce need, employing faculty, improving facilities and buying library books, Mikulski (D-Md) introduces, 10/18/04, 114
15, to require employers to conduct employment eligibility verification for immigration purposes, Calvert (R-Calif) introduces, 1/24/05, 290
27, Job Training Improvement Act, to reauthorize WIA, McKeon (R-Calif) introduces, 1/24/05, 291; House subcommittee tweaks, moves bill, 2/21/05, 355; House committee approves, 2/28/05, 371; House passes on a 224-to-200 vote, 3/14/05, 404
105, to exempt elementary and secondary schools from paying the fees imposed on employers who petition to import workers under the H-1B visa program, Green (D-Texas) introduces, 1/24/05, 290
226, to promote partnerships between community colleges and universities to strengthen and expand the two-year schools’ scientific and technological education capabilities, Sweeney (R-NY) introduces, 1/24/05, 290
238, to designate educational empowerment zones in certain low-income areas, Towns (D-NY) introduces, 1/24/05, 290
240, the Personal Responsibility, Work and Family Promotion Act of 2005, to reauthorize TANF, Pryce (R-Ohio) introduces, 1/24/05, 292; Ways and Means hearing held, 2/21/05, 356; Ways and Means subcommittee sends bill to full panel, mandates drug testing, 3/28/05, 437; President Bush signs PL 109-19 to extend the TANF program until Sept. 30, 7/11/05, 642
248, to modify the requirements of the H-1C visa program for registered nurses, Lee (D-Texas) introduces, 1/24/05, 290
251, to allow in-state tuition to be offered to aliens who immigrated as children Lee (D-Texas) introduces, 1/24/05, 290
263, to establish a tax credit for hiring displaced homemakers, Bilirakis (R-Fla) introduces, 1/24/05, 290
265, to exclude from gross income for student loan payments made by an employer on behalf of an employee, Bradley (R-NH) introduces, 1/24/05, 290
269, to expand eligibility for Montgomery GI Bill benefits, Camp (R-Mich) introduces, 1/24/05, 290
275, to amend TANF law to add primary and preventative medical care to the list of public benefits states and local municipalities may offer aliens, Green (D-Texas) introduces, 1/24/05, 303
276, to remove limitations on the amount of outside income an individual may earn while receiving SSDI benefits, Green (D-Texas) introduces, 1/24/05, 303
333, to hold harmless the educational and financial investment in college and universities of active duty military personnel called up from their studies, 2/7/05, 322
335, to create incentives for older workers to enter the child care workforce through the Child Care and Development Block Grant, Lynch (D-Mass) introduces, 2/7/05, 322
336, to provide for a round of brownfield redevelopment assistance, Lynch (D-Mass) introduces, 2/7/05, 322
366, to reauthorize the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act, Castle (R-Del) introduces, 2/7/05, 322
449, to create the position of assistant secretary of commerce for job creation and retention, Camp (R-Mich) introduces, 2/21/05, 354
547, to authorize Department of Education grants to improve graduation rates through adolescent literacy initiatives, Holt (D-NJ) introduces, 2/21/05, 354
577, to provide a tax credit to businesses whose employees teach at community colleges, Pascrell (D-NJ) introduces, 2/21/05, 354
609, to reauthorize the Higher Education Act, Boehner (R-Ohio) introduces, 2/21/05, 354
614, to provide job training grants and tax relief in communities affected by the North American Free Trade Act, McIntyre (D-NC) introduces, 2/21/05, 354
625, to extend the Hope Scholarship tax credit to cover fees, books and other postsecondary education expenses and exempt Pell Grants and other forms of aid from reducing expenses claimed for the credit, Camp (R-Mich) introduces, 2/21/05, 354
717, to accelerate payments made under the Montgomery GI Bill, Michaud (D-Maine) introduces, 2/21/05, 354
884, mirroring the AgJOBS Act of 2004, to reform the H2A farmworker visa program and offer alien farmworkers a window to apply for permanent residency, Cannon (R-Utah) introduces, 2/28/05, 381
997, to require the federal government to use English exclusively, King (R-Iowa) introduces, 3/14/05, 412
1029-1033, to amend the Higher Education Act, Wu (D-Ore) introduces, 3/14/05, 412
1050, to require the federal government to plan and budget for programs with the goal of full employment for all workers at a living wage, Lee (D-Calif) introduces, 3/14/05, 412
1091, to raise the federal minimum wage incrementally from $5.50 to $6.50 over three years, English (R-Pa) introduces, 3/14/05, 412
1184, to repeal provisions of the Higher Education Act that prohibit people convicted of drug offenses from qualifying for financial assistance, Frank (D-Mass) introduces, 3/21/05, 428
1272, similar to S 595, merges the work opportunity and welfare-to-work tax credits and allow employers to claim the new credits for a broader array of workers, Weller (R-Ill) introduces, 3/28/05, 445
1277, to simplify the student financial aid applications and offer increased income protection from the aid program’s need-based eligibility analysis, Emanuel (D-Ill) introduces, 3/28/05, 445
1325, to repeal authority to issue H1-B visas for technically skilled foreign workers, Tancredo (R-Colo) introduces, 3/28/05, 445
1352, to allow employers to claim a Work Opportunity Tax Credit for hiring returning veterans, Schwartz (D-Pa) introduces, 3/28/05, 445
1385, would include ESL courses under the definition of welfare work activities, Feingold (D-Wis) introduces, 7/25/05, 684
1390, would amend various sections of the Higher Education Act to support part-time, working students Holt (D-NJ) introduces, 4/11/05, 459
1439, would authorize the secretary of education to conduct a model school-to-work partnership Rush (D-Ill) introduces, 4/11/05, 459
1522 and 1523, would expand student loan forgiveness for teachers, nurses, victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks, McCarthy (D-NY) introduces, 4/18/05, 476
1682, would increase SSI incentives for work, savings and pursuing education, Cardin (D-Md) introduces, 5/2/05, 508
1704, would reauthorize the Department of Justice’s prisoner reentry programs, Portman (R-Ohio) introduces, 5/2/05, 508
1753, would authorize student loan forgiveness of law school graduates who work for nonprofit organizations, Andrews (D-NJ) introduces, 5/2/05, 508
1756, would make refundable the Hope and Lifetime Learning tax credits, Andrews (D-NJ) introduces, 5/2/05, 508
2248, would expand educational assistance provided through the Montgomery GI bill in several ways, including eliminating the expiration of unused benefits and ending the wage deduction required to partake in the program, Evans (D-Ill) introduces, 5/23/05, 546
2249, would improve the child care federal income tax credit by eliminating a family cap that limits its use, allowing families to claim up to $3,000 per child, making the credit refundable and indexing its value to inflation, Porter (R-Nev) introduces, 5/23/05, 546
2325, would create a National Science Foundation competitive grants program for institutions of higher education, funding projects that develop workforce skills in math, science, engineering and technology, Kind (D-Wis) introduces, 5/23/05, 546
2340 would include Head Start teachers on the list of occupations for which the Higher Education Act allows student loan forgiveness, DeLauro (D-Conn) introduces, 5/23/05, 546
2365, would extend the length of time veterans can use their Montgomery GI Bill educational benefits from 10 to 14 years, Filner (D-Calif) introduces, 6/6/05, 588
2564, would make permanent the 2005 levels at which tuition expenses can be deducted from federal income tax liability, English (R-Pa) introduces, 6/6/05, 588
2683, would provide capacity building funds to community-based organizations to support their community development efforts, Jones (D-Ohio) introduces, 6/6/05, 588
2723 and 2724, would require that all young people serve either in the military or a Civilian Volunteer Service Reserve program, Rangel (D-NY) introduces, 6/6/05, 588
2739, the College Affordability and Accountability Act, would reauthorize the Higher Education Act. The bill, among its key provisions, would provide additional financial aid to students at schools that keep their costs below a measure of inflation tailored to the postsecondary education marketplace, Tierney (D-Mass) introduces, 6/6/05, 588
2801, would allow employers an income tax credit for the costs of providing technical training for employees, Davis (D-Fla) introduces, 6/20/05, 622
2826, would amend the Public Health Service Act to revise the amount of minimum allotments under the Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness program, Wilson (D-NM) introduces, 6/20/05, 622
2923, the Families Learning and Understanding English Together Act, would authorize grants for English literacy programs targeted to populations with socioeconomic need, Grijalva (D-Ariz) introduces, 7/11/05, 642
2927, would require the secretary of education to rebate lost or reduced grant aid to students affected by updates to the program’s need analysis, Miller (D-Calif) introduces, 7/11/05, 642
2949, the College Opportunity for All Act, would reauthorize the Higher Education Act, would gradually increase the annual maximum Pell Grant award to $11,600, Miller (D-Calif) introduces, 7/11/05, 652
2965, would require Federal Prison Industries to compete for its contracts with private sector firms, Hoekstra (R-Mich) introduces, 7/11/05, 652
3088, would authorize the Department of Labor to issue low-interest loans to certain individuals who lose their jobs so they can continue monthly mortgage payments, Goode (R-Va) introduces, 7/11/05, 652
3109, would authorize the Department of Homeland Security to issue grants to colleges and universities for the creation or expansion of cybersecurity professional development programs, Jackson-Lee (D-Texas) introduces, 7/11/05, 652
3173, would create a pilot program to increase the number of nurse facultymembers with graduate degrees to meet the future need for qualified nurses, McCarthy (D-NY) introduces, 7/11/05, 652
3254, would provide funding and incentives for long-term care assistance, Menendez (D-NJ) introduces, 7/25/05, 684
3279, would reauthorize the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program for fiscal years 2007 through 2009, Boozman (R-Ark) introduces, 7/25/05, 684
3296, would authorize the Department of Education to award grants to states for hiring and training prekindergarten teachers, Ford (D-Tenn) introduces, 7/25/05, 684
3334, would authorize funding for recruiting and training for a national teachers corps in underserved communities, Castle (R-Del) introduces, 8/1/05, 700
3347, would repeal 10-year limits on the use of Montgomery GI Bill education benefits, Larsen (D-Wash) introduces, 8/1/05, 700
3399, would make permanent the welfare-to-work credit, Terry (R-Neb) introduces, 8/1/05, 700
3413, would increase the national minimum wage incrementally from $6 to $7.15, Boehlert (R-NY), 8/8/05 introduces, 717
14, a placeholder bill that is expected to become a Democratic proposal to amend various employment and trade laws, Stabenow (D-Mich) introduces, 2/7/05, 322
66, to include services of nursing school medical clinics as allowable for Medicaid coverage, Inouye (D-Hawaii) introduces, 2/7/05, 322
91, to establish a training program for social workers, Inouye (D-Hawaii) introduces, 2/7/05, 322
117, to extend the student loan forgiveness provisions available to public school teachers through the Higher Education Act to Head Start teachers, Feinstein (D-Calif) introduces, 2/7/05, 322
187, to stop the Department of Education from updating the tax tables used in the eligibility methodology for Pell Grants, Corzine (D-NJ) introduces, 2/7/05, 332
223, to repeal changes in 2004 to overtime protections, Harkin (D-Iowa) introduces, 2/21/05, 354
233, to authorize a $50 million annual grants program to fund child care workforce training, Roberts (R-Kan) introduces, 2/21/05, 354
250, to reauthorize the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act, Enzi (R-Wyo) introduces, 2/21/05, 364
268, to authorize a competitive grants program for training real-time transcribers, Harkin (D-Iowa) introduces, 2/21/05, 364
286, to raise the Pell Grant maximum award, Dodd (D-Conn) introduces, 2/21/05, 364
324, to prohibit the collection of Earned Income Tax Credits to pay recipients’ outstanding debts, Akaka (D-Hawaii) introduces, 2/21/05, 364
352, to exempt foreign workers who have obtained H2B visas in the past from being counted toward the annual cap on the seasonal visa program, Mikulski (D-Md) introduces, 2/21/05, 364
359, the Agricultural Jobs, Opportunity and Benefits Act of 2005 to offer alien farmworkers a window to apply for permanent residency, Craig (R-Idaho) introduces, 2/21/05, 364
371, to reauthorize the Higher Education Act, Kennedy (D-Mass) introduces, 2/21/05, 364
379, authorizing a $500 million competitive grants program to help community colleges, Mikulski (D-Md) introduces, 2/28/05, 381
456, to allow states to count disabled or addicted TANF clients as working while they receive rehabilitative services, Smith (R-Ore) introduces, 2/28/05, 381
458, giving states the discretion to allow TANF clients up to two years of postsecondary or vocational education while meeting work activity requirements, Snowe (R-Maine) introduces, 2/28/05, 381
468, to authorize and finance pilot programs through which institutions of higher education would provide financial and economic literacy education, Akaka (D-Hawaii) introduces, 3/14/05, 412
525 and S 526, to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act, Alexander (R-Tenn) introduces, 3/14/05, 412
595, to merge, make permanent and expand the eligibility criteria of the Work Opportunity and Welfare-to-Work tax credits, Santorum (R-Pa) introduces, 3/21/05, 428
605, to create a national trust account to fund federal education programs, Harkin (D-Iowa) introduces, 3/21/05, 428
615, to offer an enhanced educational assistance program under the Montgomery GI Bill, Dayton, (D-Minn) introduces, 3/28/05, 445
667, the Personal Responsibility and Individual Development for Everyone (PRIDE) Act, to reauthorize Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Grassley (R-Iowa) introduces, files Committee on Finance report, 3/21/05, 419
694, to create an incentive funding program within the Workforce Investment Act, Coleman (R-Minn) introduces, 4/18/05, 476
697, would raise the Pell Grant maximum award and index it to inflation, Obama (D-Ill) introduces, 4/18/05, 476
709, would establish a grants program to provide for supportive services to chronically homeless individuals, DeWine (R-Ohio) introduces, 4/18/05, 476
759, would increase the federal income tax deductions and credits available for college tuition and payments on student loan interest, Schumer (D-NY) introduces, 4/18/05, 476
823, to authorize grants to higher education institutions for summer programs that introduce secondary school students to the health industry, Burns (R-Mont) introduces, 5/2/05, 508
833, to amend WIA, authorizing $60 million for pilot programs to establish skill certifications in high-tech, Bingaman (D-NM) introduces, 5/2/05, 508
834, to amend WIA, authorizing $11 million for the integration of training and English as a second language programs, Bingaman (D-NM) introduces, 5/2/05, 508
846, to raise the federal minimum wage incrementally to $7.25 per hour and undo regulatory changes to overtime pay, Durbin (D-Ill) introduces, 5/2/05, 508
1029, would authorize up to $500 million allotted to states to help low-income individuals gain access to and complete higher education, Reed (D-RI) introduces, 5/23/05, 546
1030, would simplify the application process for applying for federal student financial aid by reducing the number of questions that must be answered by individuals receiving need-based public assistance, Reed (D-RI) introduces, 5/23/05, 557
1161, would exempt the preparation needed for high-skill, high-demand jobs from the participation requirements and time limits under Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Cantwell (D-Wash) introduces, 6/20/05, 622
1162, would repeal the 10-year limits for educational assistance benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill Cantwell (D-Wash) introduces, 6/20/05, 622
1163, would amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to provide for strategic sectoral skills gap assessments, strategic skills gap action plans and strategic training capacity enhancement seed grants Cantwell (D-Wash) introduces, 6/20/05, 622
1180, would reauthorize various programs serving the needs of homeless veterans for fiscal year 2007 through 2011, Obama (D-Ill) introduces, 6/20/05, 622
1183, would provide additional assistance to recipients of Pell Grants who are studying engineering, mathematics, science or foreign languages, Warner (R-Va) introduces, 6/20/05, 622
1192, would expand the eligibility for the work opportunity tax credit to all disabled veterans, Salazar (D-Colo) introduces, 6/20/05, 622
1228, would adjust federal student financial aid need analysis equations to offer larger Pell Grants to students in states where unemployment rates have triggered unemployment insurance benefits extensions, Cantwell (D-Wash) introduces, 7/11/05, 652
1249, companion to HR 2927, would require the secretary of education to rebate lost or reduced Pell Grant aid to students affected by updates to the program’s need analysis, Corzine (D-NJ) introduces, 7/11/05, 652
1261, would simplify the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and provide for year-round Pell Grants, Alexander (R-Tenn) introduces, 7/11/05, 652
1267, would reauthorize the federal GEAR-UP college access program, Bingaman (D-NM) introduces, 7/11/05, 652
1299, would authorize $70 million in grants to encourage partnerships between community colleges and four-year universities, Cantwell (D-Wash) introduces, 7/11/05, 652
1308, would establish an Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance in the Department of Commerce International Trade Administration, Baucus (D-Mont) introduces, 7/11/05, 652
1309, would amend the Trade Act of 1974 to extend trade adjustment assistance to the service sectors, Baucus (D-Mont) introduces, 7/11/05, 652
1330, also known as the Housing America’s Workforce Act, would create incentives to expand the employer-assisted housing program, Clinton (D-NY) introduces, 7/11/05, 652
1444, would amend the Trade Act of 1974 to provide alternative means of certifying workers for adjustment assistance on an industry-wide basis, Baucus (D-Mont) introduces, 8/1/05, 700
1483, would amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act to revise the Indian Student Count, McCain (R-Ariz) introduces, and Senate passes, 8/8/05, 717
1570, would give preference in federal contracting decisions to companies that employ workforces that are at least one-quarter composed of individuals with disabilities, 8/8/05, 717
Literacy venture expands reach to battered women, offenders, 2/7/05, 329
Panel offers shop-around guidance for literacy, 8/30/04, 7
Promote lifelong learning to gain support for job training, 7/25/05, 676
Idaho gov pushes for single area state, locals resist, 5/23/05, 547
Indiana plans to consolidate areas, then devolve power, 6/20/05, 614
Local leaders challenge California consolidation, 11/1/04, 147
Move to single-area state plunges Idaho into dispute, 8/8/05, 707
Child-only cases moving to kinship care return to TANF, 11/22/04, 201
Handful of states push up national school leaver rate, 12/6/04, 235
Pelican State governor taps citizen income-raising ideas, 2/7/05, 327
DOD proposal would hit civilians, Northeast hard, 5/23/05, 553
Baltimore WIB lends hiring hand to local employers, 9/20/04, 55
Career-centered high school keeps students coming back, 6/20/05, 612
Charm City agencies join to welcome ex-cons back home, 6/6/05, 582
Child-only cases moving to kinship care return to TANF, 11/22/04, 201
Two last TANF exceptions regulate state programs, 1/24/05, 295
AFL-CIO tallies job loss to foreign competition in 5 states, 11/15/04, 182
Field managers clean slate with 8 proposed gauges, 3/21/05, 424
Michigan, ETA work to develop outcomes adjustment model, 9/13/04, 38
‘Transparent’ county lines make for simpler applications, 10/25/04, 135
Arizona initiative gives rise to copycat anti-immigrant laws, 2/21/05, 361
Minn. begins TANF diversion; aimed to get jobs faster, 9/13/04, 42
Postsecondary education links urged on Minn. WIA agency, 2/14/05, 342
Missouri program transfer leads to drop in participation, 1/31/05, 311
Oregon, Utah turn to debit cards; direct deposit favored, 8/30/04, 9
Field managers clean slate with 8 proposed gauges, 3/21/05, 424
Nebraska expands funding for incumbent, hire skills training, 6/13/05, 599
Corks pop in Nevada over sterling jobless month, 11/29/04, 217
Number of state WIA incentive recipients drops for first time, 5/16/05, 533
Parenting part-timers included as eligible in Granite State, 8/15/05, 726
DOD proposal would hit civilians, northeast hard, 5/23/05, 553
New Jersey online training pilot program expands, 10/4/04, 84
Program turns to New Mexico after seed grant expires, 11/22/04, 197
Shepherds see helping star in N.M. training programs, 12/27/04, 281
Albany lawmakers override Pataki floor wage raise veto, 12/20/04, 259
Big Apple agencies aim to boost child care microenterprises, 2/7/05, 326
Board limits temporary workers’ right to organize, 12/13/04, 248
N.Y. elders get more say in how they raise their grandchildren, 2/7/05, 330
N.Y. Empire Zones seen funding company with net job exports, 3/7/05, 390
Tailored task tryouts tamp down transition truancy, 4/11/05, 456
Tech corps trains teens to fill NYC nonprofits’ IT job slots, 8/22/05, 746
Self-help group expands microenterprise training, 12/6/04, 231
Share Results International awarded Job Corps center management contract, 2/7/05, 332
Kiwi leave policies would benefit low-income workers, 7/11/05, 648
Agencies use technology to follow up on exiting clients, 12/13/04, 250
IG charges N.C. Job Corps Center falsified records, 6/27/05, 630
States ramp up tax avoidance laws as new threat emerges, 6/27/05, 634
DOD proposal would hit civilians, Northeast hard, 5/23/05, 553
North Dakota turns to labor exchange to meet oil demand, 4/18/05, 471
Energy employers seek out workforce assistance, 7/25/05, 680
Long-term care seen as viable career path for lower-skilled, 6/20/05, 619
Retail makes for a good Yankee working start, 12/20/04, 261
Schools adopt DOL focus on high-growth tech training, 12/6/04, 233
Study courses steer women, men on nontraditional paths, 11/8/04, 169
WIB focuses on training retail workers to nab 30,000 slots, 11/15/04, 195
Charm City agencies join to welcome ex-cons back home, 6/6/05, 582
How street hustlers became child-supporting fathers, 4/25/05, 489
Literacy venture expands reach to battered women, offenders, 2/7/05, 329
Reintroduced reentry bill would allow for college aid, 2/14/05, 343
Tailored task tryouts tamp down transition truancy, 4/11/05, 456
AFL-CIO tallies job loss to foreign competition in 5 states, 11/15/04, 182
DOD proposal would hit civilians, Northeast hard, 5/23/05, 553
Ohio aims for high-tech frontier to add jobs, income, 5/2/05, 505
Ohio WIA-TANF agency keeps links loose, locally managed, 6/13/05, 600
Child-only cases moving to kinship care return to TANF, 11/22/04, 201
Oklahoma seeks wage payback to reverse UI overpayments, 2/7/05, 325
ETA issues guidance on SCSEP eligibility, 1/24/05, 303
ETA offers new chance for ATAA, 11/15/04, 179
ETA suggests ways to improve mature worker services, 2/14/05, 344
N.Y. elders get more say in how they raise their grandchildren, 2/7/05, 330
OECD sees sound post-boomer workforce, future WIA role, 5/9/05, 521
SCSEP provider pushes for more computer training, 6/6/05, 579
Senate SCSEP reauthorization begins; standby service touted, 5/30/05, 566
Aramark staffing service set up in Philadelphia one-stop, 9/27/04, 70
DOL directs VETS hiring initiative to one-stops, 10/18/04, 120
ETA will be dispatching mystery shoppers to one-stops, 2/28/05, 370
Facing funding pinch, Alabama closes one-stops statewide, 6/27/05, 627
Few one-stops seek Tickets despite adviser encouragement, 11/29/04, 212
Five-year evaluation lauds one-stop service network, 10/11/04, 99
GAO questions DOL civil rights enforcement, praises one-stops, 12/27/04, 276
One-stops ping firms’ radars, gain executives’ satisfaction, 3/14/05, 403
Some branding strategies vary between local, universal ID, 5/23/05, 551
SSA includes one-stops in new work incentive policy, 8/8/05, 696
State certifies professional expertise of one-stop staff, 11/1/04, 150
Field managers clean slate with 8 proposed gauges, 3/21/05, 424
Participants in Oregon nursery program learn work skills, 9/6/04, 25
Promote lifelong learning to gain support for job training, 7/25/05, 676
Auditors find tax allowance tilts toward poorer students, 2/14/05, 345
Bush to raise award, 1/24/05, 301
ED makes eligibility changes predicted to cut grants, 1/24/05, 300
GAO recalculates tax table impact; students to feel pinch, 5/9/05, 522
AFL-CIO tallies job loss to foreign competition in 5 states, 11/15/04, 182
Aramark staffing service set up in Philadelphia one-stop, 9/27/04, 70
Computers seen to keep them hired longer, get promotions, 5/16/05, 536
DOD proposal would hit civilians, Northeast hard, 5/23/05, 553
Free school brings Quaker work ethic to mechanics, 12/20/04, 265
Keystone State tries honey to keep participants on track, 11/8/04, 171
Lawsuit cites WIA religious bias provision; Reps. raise concerns, 2/28/05, 376
Number of state WIA incentive recipients drops for first time, 5/16/05, 533
Phila. builds agency hoagie to expand out-of-school services, 5/30/05, 570
States ramp up tax avoidance laws as new threat emerges, 6/27/05, 634
Women’s college opens career vistas for poor moms, children, 10/18/04, 117
Differing state views on privacy law affect student data access, 2/21/05, 359
Earnings gains showed largest increase among WIA outcomes, 11/8/04, 163
Economist suggests triad to mend WIA measures, 4/25/05, 485
Efficiency gauge to start out as optional common measure, 5/2/05, 499
ETA sees EMILE as gateway to standard program reports, 10/25/04, 131
Federal workforce programs met their goals for fiscal 2004, 12/6/04, 228
Field managers clean slate with 8 proposed gauges, 3/21/05, 424
Five-year evaluation lauds one-stop service network, 10/11/04, 99
GAO criticizes ETA’s approach to new performance initiatives, 6/13/05, 596
GAO finds more trainees, work prep dollars than DOL reports, 7/18/05, 659
GAO urges grouping UI with workforce data collection, 7/18/05, 660
Guidance on goals negotiation cites “demand-driven” measures, 4/25/05, 484
Michigan, ETA work to develop outcomes adjustment model, 9/13/04, 38
Number of state WIA incentive recipients drops for first time, 5/16/05, 533
OMB sees few useful programs, but experts fail rating method, 6/20/05, 616
Potential outcome measures seen in city, county census data, 9/6/04, 19
Senate hearing on PART draws out OMB critics, defenders, 6/27/05, 632
TAA evaluation due in 2008, early findings shared, 8/8/05, 698
TANF participants entering employment at slowing rate, 11/8/04, 165
Tomayto / tomahto dilemma comes to ETA, 10/25/04, 131
Watch TAA outcome numbers or get White House dunce cap, says ETA, 6/6/05, 581
Career Tech Ed bills move to floor of House, Senate, 3/21/05, 421
House moves bill forward with few changes; conference next, 5/16/05, 535
Lawmakers urged to protect program, hold admin funds, 2/28/05, 374
Senate committee clears tech-ed bill for floor, 10/4/04, 83
Senators announce omnibus education, labor revision bill, 1/31/05, 307
Ballot initiatives touch periphery of workforce world, 11/1/04, 149
Few key education, workforce, welfare lawmakers lost seats, 11/15/04, 181
Labor Day spotlights highly political workforce issues, 9/6/04, 21
Minimum wage hike referendum put before voters in two states, 11/1/04, 148
Voters pass wage hike amid anti-immigrant, sex planks, 11/15/04, 180
Cities try out approaches to getting word out to eligibles, 11/1/04, 152
Data show undetected barriers keep assistance leavers poor, 12/13/04, 251
Ex-foster children face job, work support ills as adults, 4/18/05, 473
Ex-veep candidate Edwards to head UNC poverty center, 2/21/05, 364
Experts urge a wide array of asset-building approaches, 4/11/05, 457
Frayed safety net, reluctant banks spur fast-cash firms, 10/25/04, 133
GOP leader weighs asset boost for working poor families, 5/9/05, 518
Groups emerge offering new ways to “bank the poor,” 10/25/04, 134
HHS updates national poverty guidelines, 2/28/05, 381
L.A. ‘living wage’ cost few jobs, gave raises; ends did not meet, 6/13/05, 603
Most Americans seen likely to become poor, need safety net, 10/18/04, 121
Pelican State governor taps citizen income-raising ideas, 2/7/05, 327
Potential outcome measures seen in city, county census data, 9/6/04, 19
Self-sufficiency shift shows tax credits boost income most, 11/8/04, 170
TANF rolls decline as poverty grows, income stagnates, 9/6/04, 19
Teens stay in school when mother’s job is stable, 10/18/04, 120
Timesman’s book exposes limits to general reporting approach, 10/11/04, 105
Wal-Mart seen as indicator of impoverishment in U.S. counties, 11/15/04, 185
Women’s college opens career vistas for poor moms, children, 10/18/04, 117
Aramark staffing service set up in Philadelphia one-stop, 9/27/04, 70
Baltimore WIB lends hiring hand to local employers, 9/20/04, 55
Employer voice needed for balanced reform, expert says, 3/14/05, 409
ETA offers guidance on partnering with firms, 9/27/04, 67
RSA, states seek creation of business relations network, 8/30/04, 3
Agencies use technology to follow up on exiting clients, 12/13/04, 250
Contractor ties staff pay to overall program outcomes, 8/22/05, 739
Efficiency gauge to start out as optional common measure, 5/2/05, 499
Experts tout joy of data to local program planners, 1/31/05, 310
Program management errors keep IG fed auditors busy, 6/27/05, 628
S.C. cuts state staff to trim overhead; overwork predicted, 7/11/05, 645
Six tests build ancillary self-sustaining ventures, 4/25/05, 487
VR case management, program op software maker eyes WIA, 9/27/04, 72
Web course teaches how client outcomes affect performance, 11/29/04, 214
Potential outcome measures seen in city, county census data, 9/6/04, 19
Utah captures skills with homegrown measuring tools, 12/20/04, 263
Web course teaches how client outcomes affect performance, 11/29/04, 214
Computers seen to keep them hired longer, get promotions, 5/16/05, 536
Enlist employers to increase clients’ access to services, 6/6/05, 587
Florida sends jobseekers on virtual interviews, 6/13/05, 602
SCSEP provider pushes for more computer training, 6/6/05, 579
Some branding strategies vary between local, universal ID, 5/23/05, 551
High Wire Act: Balancing Families and Jobs, by Jodie Levin-Epstein, 7/11/05, 650
America’s Dynamic Workforce, 9/20/04, 56
Department of Labor Fiscal Year 2004 Performance and Accountability Report, 12/6/04, 230
First Findings from the Individual Training Account Experiment, 8/15/05, 729
Department of Education’s Update of the State and Other Tax Allowance for Student Aid Award Year 2005-2006, 5/9/05, 523
Military and Veterans’ Benefits: Enhanced Services Could Improve Transition Assistance for Reserves and National Guard, 6/20/05, 619
Need Determination Could Be Enhanced through Improvements in Education’s Estimate of Applicants’ State Tax Payments, 2/14/05, 346
Performance Budgeting: Observations on the Use of OMB’s Program Assessment Rating Tool for the Fiscal Year 2004 Budget, 6/20/05, 618
Social Security Disability: Improved Processes for Planning and Conducting Demonstrations May Help SSA More Effectively Use Its Demonstration Authority, 11/22/04, 200
Unemployment Insurance: Better Data Needed to Assess Reemployment Services to Claimants, 7/18/05, 661
Unemployment Insurance: Information on Benefit Receipt, 4/25/05, 490
Veterans’ Employment and Training Service: Preliminary Observations on Changes to Veterans’ Employment Programs, 5/23/05, 549
Workforce Investment Act: Employers Are Aware of, Using, and Satisfied with One-Stop Services, but More Data Could Help Labor Better Address Employers’ Needs, 3/14/05, 404
Workforce Investment Act: Labor Has Taken Several Actions to Facilitate Access to One-Stops for Persons with Disabilities, but These Efforts May Not Be Sufficient, 12/27/04, 276
Workforce Investment Act: Labor Should Consider Alternative Approaches to Implement New Performance and Reporting Requirements, 6/13/05, 598
Workforce Investment Act: Substantial Funds Are Used for Training, but Little Is Known Nationally about Training Outcomes, 7/18/05, 660
State Data Systems and Privacy Concerns: Strategies for Balancing Public Interests, 2/21/05, 361
Writing in a Mixed Record: How the Public Workforce System Affects Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Labor Market, 6/13/05, 596
Getting Back to Work: New Public/Private Strategies for Laid-Off American Workers, 6/6/05, 581
Linking TANF Recipients with Paraprofessional Long-Term Care Jobs by Jacqueline Kauff, Gretchen Kirby and LaDonna Pavetti, 6/20/05, 620
Promoting Work in Public Housing: The Effectiveness of Jobs-Plus, 4/18/05, 471
The Employment Retention and Advancement Project: Early Results from Four Sites, 8/1/05, 696
Dropout Rates in the United States: 2001, 12/6/04, 235
Trends in Undergraduate Career Education, 5/2/05, 507
The Signaling Power of Occupational Certification in the Automobile Service and Information Technology Industries, 12/6/04, 233
Audit of Allegations Regarding ETA Funds Granted to Arkansas, 6/27/05, 630
Performance Audit of Job Corps Center Operating Costs, 4/18/05, 467
Semiannual Report to Congress, 6/27/05, 629
Meeting the Offshore Challenge, 8/30/04, 10
Leaving the Street: Young Fathers Move from Hustling to Legitimate Work, 4/25/05, 490
Seeking a Sustainable Journey to Work, 8/15/05, 725
Communities and Workforce Development, Edwin Meléndez, New School University, editor, 3/7/05, 394
“After PRWORA: Barriers to employment, work, and well-being among current and former welfare recipients,” Poverty Research Insights, Fall 2004, National Poverty Center, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan, 12/13/04, 251
Aging and Employment Policies: The United States, OECD Washington Center, 5/9/05, 522
An Impact Evaluation of Workforce Development Activities, Connecticut Office of Research, Labor Market Information Division, 7/18/05, 662
Career Academy National Standards of Practice, Institute for Educational Leadership, 4/18/05, 475
CDBG Formula Targeting to Community Development Need, Housing and Urban Development Department, 5/9/05, 516
Children in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Child-Only Cases With Relative Caregivers, RTI International, 11/22/04, 202
Examining the Evidence: The Impact of the Los Angeles Living Wage Ordinance on Workers and Businesses, UCLA, 6/13/05, 604
Family Foster Care: Findings from the Northwest Foster Care Alumni Study, Casey Family Programs, 4/18/05, 474
Guidance to Faith-Based and Community Organizations on Partnering with the Federal Government, White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, 3/21/05, 427
How Outsourcing Creates Jobs for Americans, National Center for Policy Analysis, 8/30/04, 10
Implementing Welfare Reform: A State Report Card, Cato Institute, 12/27/04, 282
Integrated Performance Information for Workforce Development: A Blueprint for States, Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board, 3/21/05, 426
International Outcomes of Learning in Mathematics and Science Literacy: PISA 2003 Results from the U.S. Perspective, 12/20/04, 266
One Nation, Underprivileged: Why American Poverty Affects Us All, by Mark Robert Rank, Oxford University Press, 10/18/04, 122
Profiting from Purpose: Profiles of Success and Challenge in Eight Social Purpose Businesses, Seedco, 4/25/05, 489
Shut Out: Low Income Mothers and Higher Education in Post-Welfare America, edited by Valerie Polakow, Sandra Butler, Luisa Deprez and Peggy Kahn, State University of New York Press, 3/7/05, 395
The Changing Nature of Corporate Global Restructuring: The Impact of Production Shifts on Jobs in the U.S, China and Around the Globe, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, 11/15/04, 184
The Report of the Strengthening America’s Communities Advisory Committee, 8/8/05, 716
Two Wheels Work: A Good Practice Guide for Developing and Implementing Wheels to Work Schemes, Countryside Agency Publications Department, 7/18/05, 667
Wal-Mart and County-Wide Poverty, 11/15/04, 186
Weirdos in the Workplace: The New Normal — Thriving in the Age of the Individual, by John Putzier, Financial Times Prentice Hall Books, 11/22/04, 199
Work Supports and Low-Wage Workers: The Promise of Employer Involvement, The Finance Project, 6/6/05, 588
(See HIGHER EDUCATION, PERKINS, TANF, WIA REAUTHORIZATION, respectively)
DeRocco cites deficit in letter shelving Reed Act proposal, 11/15/04, 179
Lawmakers want funds for WIBS, SESA agency disagrees, 6/20/05, 611
356, containing the Workforce Investment System State and Local Offices Directory, State Directors of Vocational Rehabilitation General Offices and Offices for the Blind, Regulations on Use of WIA Funds for Religious Activities, 1/24/05
357, ETA Program Year 2005 Allotments, Lower Living Standard Income Levels and Poverty Guidelines 2005, State Dislocated Worker Units, 7/11/05
DOL issues USERRA regs, 10/4/04, 85
DOL proposes new definition affecting eligibility nationwide, 8/1/05, 693
Foreign labor certification final regulations issued, 1/24/05, 303
Regulatory incentives face pay-go budget rules scrutiny, 5/30/05, 564
Rules planned on AmeriCorps, work supports, Ticket to Work, 12/27/04, 280
TAA tops DOL’s rulemaking plans; UI privacy, H2-B follow, 12/27/04, 279
TAA, veterans, ticket head feds’ rulemaking agenda, 5/30/05, 568
ETA sees EMILE as gateway to standard program reports, 10/25/04, 131
Agencies use technology to follow up on exiting clients, 12/13/04, 250
Tryout jobs with lenient boss ease Virginia poor into work, 1/31/05, 314
Jobseeker presentation, soft skills added to training course, 11/29/04, 215
Retail makes for a good Yankee working start, 12/20/04, 261
Utah captures skills with homegrown measuring tools, 12/20/04, 263
Lawmakers want funds for WIBS, SESA agency disagrees, 6/20/05, 611
S.C. cuts state staff to trim overhead; overwork predicted, 7/11/05, 645
Ties to business help clients advance, early demo data show, 8/1/05, 694
DOD proposal would hit civilians, Northeast hard, 5/23/05, 553
State certifies professional expertise of one-stop staff, 11/1/04, 150
Web course teaches how client outcomes affect performance, 11/29/04, 214
Aramark staffing service set up in Philadelphia one-stop, 9/27/04, 70
Flexibility blooming as WIA approaches reauthorization, 1/24/05, 293
House revision bill goes to full panel; drug testing mandated, 3/28/05, 437
Summer learning dissipates by fall; year-round effort needed, 11/8/04, 167
Summer of ’04: Youths took up unusual work, many opted out, 9/6/04, 27
Bill heads for Senate floor; HELP panel boosts child care, 3/21/05, 419
Bipartisan urgency to revise clashes with divergent views, 2/21/05, 356
Bush signs PL 109-19 to extend TANF until Sept. 30, 7/11/05, 642
Child care, education top House panel issues; answers differ, 3/28/05, 438
HHS finds more leavers in jobs after combing hires database, 7/25/05, 679
House revision bill goes to full panel; drug testing mandated, 3/28/05, 437
Leavitt pressed to debate with his own views as Utah governor, 2/28/05, 373
Leavitt vows push for revised TANF, more flexible Medicaid, 1/31/05, 307
Placeholder senate bills reflect partisan agendas, 2/7/05, 323
Senators announce omnibus education, labor revision bill, 1/31/05, 307
Staff see new reforms veering from path as extension set, 10/4/04, 83
Work First seen blocking education for TANF mothers, 3/7/05, 394
WIA, TANF bills jump-start revisions in new Congress, 1/24/05, 291
Disability job professionals urged to share incentive advice, 8/30/04, 4
Cisco coaches Job Corps staff on tech training, placement, 9/27/04, 68
Future white-collar job losses seen; IT work going to Asia, 8/15/05, 725
Intake, management software crashes low-income programs, 10/11/04, 104
Tech corps trains teens to fill NYC nonprofits’ IT job slots, 8/22/05, 746
Advocates call Washington caseload paring “mean spirited,” 9/13/04, 36
CalWIN may spell TANF funds lost, jobs missed in 18 counties, 8/22/05, 741
Child-only cases moving to kinship care return to TANF, 11/22/04, 201
Colorado unit ordered to clear TANF application backlog, 1/24/05, 297
Colo. data system still needs patching; suits keep coming, 4/18/05, 468
Contractor ties staff pay to overall program outcomes, 8/22/05, 739
Gem State’s work-first program focuses on client engagement, 1/31/05, 312
Keystone state tries honey to keep participants on track, 11/8/04, 171
Minn. begins TANF diversion; aimed to get jobs faster, 9/13/04, 42
Missouri program transfer leads to drop in participation, 1/31/05, 311
Ohio WIA-TANF agency keeps links loose, locally managed, 6/13/05, 600
Racial disparities shown in Wisconsin aid, TANF penalties, 3/7/05, 388
Staff see new reforms veering from path as extension set, 10/4/04, 83
Stung by audits, Wis. revamps TANF service providers rules, 7/25/05, 681
TANF participants entering employment at slowing rate, 11/8/04, 165
TANF rolls decline as poverty grows, income stagnates, 9/6/04, 19
Threats work, but only when clients grasp the penalty, 9/6/04, 26
Tryout jobs with lenient boss ease Virginia poor into work, 1/31/05, 314
Two last TANF exceptions regulate state programs, 1/24/05, 295
Cities try out approaches to getting word out to eligibles, 11/1/04, 152
DOD proposal would hit civilians, Northeast hard, 5/23/05, 553
Teens can’t say no after sex ed, fueling fear of future aid need, 3/28/05, 440
Ties to business help clients advance, early demo data show, 8/1/05, 694
WIA campus in refitted base draws students to degrees, 10/4/04, 87
ETA issues instructions for state processing of WOTC in TEGL15-04, 2/14/05, 350
Few one-stops seek Tickets despite adviser encouragement, 11/29/04, 212
GAO: SSA failed to study Ticket challenges prior to launch, 11/22/04, 199
Regulatory incentives face pay-go budget rules scrutiny, 5/30/05, 564
Rules planned on AmeriCorps, work supports, Ticket to Work, 12/27/04, 280
Self-directed disability care includes work prep in Florida, 6/6/05, 584
SSA to launch its benefit offset pilot May 1, 4/25/05, 482
Ticket pays out its millionth dollar, 11/29/04, 213
Windy City pilot project stimulates program activity, 12/13/04, 246
Analysts weigh job offshoring effects, policy changes needed, 8/30/04, 10
ETA offers new chance for ATAA, 11/15/04, 179
ETA publishes guidance, 10/25/04, 139
Evaluation due in 2008, early findings shared, 8/8/05, 698
Feds release first reserve funds as year closes, 10/11/04, 102
Group offers to improve TAA; funding shortfalls cited, 10/18/04, 115
Labor aims for training to stem job offshoring; tracks losses, 9/27/04, 67
States learned to trim training to meet rising program demand, 10/11/04, 102
TAA is for farmers, too, ETA says, 11/29/04, 216
TAA tops DOL’s rulemaking plans; UI privacy, H2-B follow, 12/27/04, 279
Watch outcome numbers or get White House dunce cap, says ETA, 6/6/05, 581
Strategy paper unveils college training proposal’s details, 9/13/04, 35
White House 2005 initiatives expand on Bush party speech, 9/13/04, 35
Contracting competition toughens in crowded field, 3/7/05, 393
Maximus awarded welfare-to-work contract in Israel, 2/21/05, 364
Share Results International awarded Job Corps center management contract, 2/7/05, 332
Highway bill adds funds, brings changes to transit supports, 8/15/05, 723
Suburban shuttles fail to add up for low-wage urbanites, 8/15/05, 724
UK agencies mount young people on scooters-to-work, 7/18/05, 665
Connecticut Yankees on UI tap services, gain job market edge, 7/18/05, 661
Corks pop in Nevada over sterling jobless month, 11/29/04, 217
DeRocco cites deficit in letter shelving Reed Act proposal, 11/15/04, 179
DOL proposes new definition affecting eligibility nationwide, 8/1/05, 693
ETA picks 7 states for PRA demo, 11/8/04, 168
GAO urges grouping UI with workforce data collection, 7/18/05, 660
German reform merges UI, welfare cash assistance, 1/24/05, 298
Half of younger, eligible boomers collected benefits, 4/25/05, 490
Oklahoma seeks wage payback to reverse UI overpayments, 2/7/05, 325
Oregon, Utah turn to debit cards; direct deposit favored, 8/30/04, 9
Parenting part-timers included as eligible in Granite State, 8/15/05, 726
Personal employment accounts touted to replace trust fund, 8/22/05, 744
PRA demo launches planned this month in selected areas, 3/7/05, 391
States ramp up tax avoidance laws as new threat emerges, 6/27/05, 634
TAA tops DOL’s rulemaking plans; UI privacy, H2-B follow, 12/27/04, 279
8 in 10 local rates drop, 2/7/05, 331
9 states record rate declines, 3/21/05, 427
Calif. locales see high jobless rates; most cities report drop, 5/9/05, 524
Creep-up seen in half of states, 6/27/05, 636
Definition changes drill down to greater national detail, 3/28/05, 444
February report shows payroll expansion, jobless rate uptick, 3/14/05, 410
Figure defies hurricane havoc, 10/18/04, 122
Hurricane failed to sway rates, 10/11/04, 107
Hurricanes failed to affect data collection, jobless rate, 11/22/04, 203
Industrial sectors growth yields record lows in states, 4/18/05, 475
Job creation slows, adjusted figures show smaller additions, 12/13/04, 245
Job gains fail to lower rate, 5/30/05, 572
Job growth abounds for metro areas; BLS delays jobless data, 6/20/05, 621
Jobless rate decline rides labor participation falloff, 2/14/05, 346
Little change in state rates, 2/21/05, 363
Little change over holidays, 1/24/05, 301
March brings rate decline, 4/11/05, 458
May job market still sluggish, 6/13/05, 605
Most cities saw rate drop in July; fewer at 2003 levels, 9/20/04, 58
New low since 2001 reached, 7/18/05, 668
November rates mostly calm at state levels, 1/31/05, 315
Number of jobseekers and unemployed shrink in August, 9/13/04, 44
October rates drop in cities, 12/20/04, 267
Payrolls expand as rate holds, 8/15/05, 730
Payrolls expand in many states, 9/27/04, 73
Rate steady, jobs grow, 5/16/05, 539
Rebuilding efforts drive up employment; jobless rate rises, 11/15/04, 186
Regions steady over holidays, 3/7/05, 395
Remapped metro areas show fewer low-rate localities, 3/28/05, 443
Significant numbers of states see unemployment climb, 8/30/04, 12
States post stable jobless rates, small payroll gains, 11/1/04, 156
Summer of ’04: youths took up unusual work, many opted out, 9/6/04, 27
Summer shifts leave downward trend untouched in most cities, 8/22/05, 747
Ten cities post rates below 3%, 7/11/05, 651
Two states’ losses cloud nation’s sunny March figures, 5/2/05, 507
Two states set payroll gain records in quiet month, 8/8/05, 699
AFL-CIO tallies job loss to foreign competition in 5 states, 11/15/04, 182
Board limits temporary workers’ right to organize, 12/13/04, 248
Labor Day spotlights highly political workforce issues, 9/6/04, 21
NLRB bars rehab employees from collective bargaining, 10/18/04, 118
UK agencies mount young people on scooters-to-work, 7/18/05, 665
Oregon, Utah turn to debit cards; direct deposit favored, 8/30/04, 9
Utah captures skills with homegrown measuring tools, 12/20/04, 263
Cato ‘report card’ flunks IV-A agencies on roll trimming, 12/27/04, 282
Community leaders call lights-out at center, 7/18/05, 664
ETA threat to pull out prompts town to keep street lights on, 8/22/05, 740
California directs state discretionary funds to vets, 4/11/05, 452
DOL directs VETS hiring initiative to one-stops, 10/18/04, 120
DOL issues USERRA regs, 10/4/04, 85
DOL-VA memo seen as model military link to VA work aid, 5/2/05, 502
ETA: Military discharge counts as dislocation, 4/11/05, 453
Groups oppose funds union, governors’ discretion, 5/23/05, 548
Hometown job briefing backed for returning Guard, Reserve, 7/25/05, 682
Indiana construction trades open door for ex-military, 10/4/04, 86
McWilliam named deputy assistant at VETS, 1/24/05, 303
New allocation method for veterans programs issued, 5/30/05, 571
Panel ushers job placement program; would fund WIB role, 8/8/05, 708
Reservists, guards miss job benefits in demobilization, 6/20/05, 618
Special counsel seen delaying USERRA action, ditching claims, 10/25/04, 135
Veteran alleges employer violated USERRA provisos, 9/6/04, 22
DOD proposal would hit civilians, Northeast hard, 5/23/05, 553
Tryout jobs with lenient boss ease Virginia poor into work, 1/31/05, 314
VR case management, program op software maker eyes WIA, 9/27/04, 72
(see CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION)
Bumps in road from IDEA to VR blamed for low college access, 10/4/04, 91
NLRB bars rehab employees from collective bargaining, 10/18/04, 118
RSA, states seek creation of business relations network, 8/30/04, 3
Some Senate bill VR provisions are new; WIA Plus not included, 5/23/05, 549
Customer behaviors vary with counseling requirements, 8/15/05, 727
ETA invites states to implement reemployment accounts, 10/4/04, 89
Projects establish private savings accounts for training, 8/8/05, 714
White House 2005 initiatives expand on Bush party speech, 9/13/04, 35
Albany lawmakers override Pataki floor wage raise veto, 12/20/04, 259
L.A. ‘living wage’ cost few jobs, gave raises; ends did not meet, 6/13/05, 603
Minimum wage hike referendum put before voters in two states, 11/1/04, 148
Voters pass wage hike amid anti-immigrant, sex planks, 11/15/04, 180
Wal-Mart seen as indicator of impoverishment in U.S. counties, 11/15/04, 185
Flexibility blooming as WIA approaches reauthorization, 1/24/05, 293
Two last TANF exceptions regulate state programs, 1/24/05, 295
Advocates call Washington caseload paring “mean spirited,” 9/13/04, 36
AFL-CIO tallies job loss to foreign competition in 5 states, 11/15/04, 182
Child-only cases moving to kinship care return to TANF, 11/22/04, 201
Cities try out approaches to getting word out to eligibles, 11/1/04, 152
Latina child care workers seek damages, charge bias in raids, 5/2/05, 504
Oregon, Utah turn to debit cards; direct deposit favored, 8/30/04, 9
Participants in Oregon nursery program learn work skills, 9/6/04, 25
Aggrieved women prefer job training to marriage promo, 3/21/05, 420
Cato ‘report card’ flunks IV-A agencies on roll trimming, 12/27/04, 282
Ex-foster children face job, work support ills as adults, 4/18/05, 473
GAO sees rural funds cut in house allotment formula, 9/20/04, 54
German reform merges UI, welfare cash assistance, 1/24/05, 298
Group sues to press state check of immigrant papers, 12/6/04, 227
HHS finds more leavers in jobs after combing hires database, 7/25/05, 679
How street hustlers became child-supporting fathers, 4/25/05, 489
Leavitt vows push for revised TANF, more flexible Medicaid, 1/31/05, 307
MALDEF wins halt to immigration initiative; judge sets hearing, 12/13/04, 244
Merged county operations save money, maintain client services, 9/13/04, 40
Multiservice agencies seen as ‘perfect match’ for IDA use, 9/13/04, 39
N.Y. elders get more say in how they raise their grandchildren, 2/7/05, 330
Racial disparities shown in Wisconsin aid, TANF penalties, 3/7/05, 388
Threats work, but only when clients grasp the penalty, 9/6/04, 26
Women’s college opens career vistas for poor moms, children, 10/18/04, 117
ETA picks 7 states for PRA demo, 11/8/04, 168
Flexibility blooming as WIA approaches reauthorization, 1/24/05, 293
PRA demo launches planned this month in selected areas, 3/7/05, 391
Ball in Senate’s court: leaders hope for bill by late spring, 3/14/05, 406
Bill heads to House floor; panel rejects 13 changes, 2/28/05, 371
DOJ seeks PA. Church-state suit dismissal; linked to WIA debate, 6/13/05, 598
“Flexibility,” consolidation surface in 1st Senate hearing, 4/25/05, 483
Groups oppose funds union, governors’ discretion, 5/23/05, 548
House passes committee bill unchanged; sparks continue, 3/14/05, 404
House subcommittee tweaks, moves last year’s revision bill, 2/21/05, 355
‘Menu’ options added to ETA plan influence 2006 budget, 2/14/05, 339
Placeholder senate bills reflect partisan agendas, 2/7/05, 323
Policy insiders shed, seek light on administrative spending, 1/31/05, 309
Senate bill goes into markup; draft keeps funding streams, 5/16/05, 531
Senate panel moves tweaked bill, drawing DOL warning, 5/30/05, 563
Senators announce omnibus education, labor revision bill, 1/31/05, 307
Some Senate bill VR provisions are new; WIA Plus not included, 5/23/05, 549
Teens can’t say no after sex ed, fueling fear of future aid need, 3/28/05, 440
WIA, TANF bills jump-start revisions in new Congress, 1/24/05, 291
AFL-CIO tallies job loss to foreign competition in 5 states, 11/15/04, 182
Child-only cases moving to kinship care return to TANF, 11/22/04, 201
Cities try out approaches to getting word out to eligibles, 11/1/04, 152
CPA firm blamed in OIC funds misuse makes defamation claim, 4/11/05, 451
Contractor ties staff pay to overall program outcomes, 8/22/05, 739
Jobseeker presentation, soft skills added to training course, 11/29/04, 215
Milwaukee OIC closes doors as scandal bankrupts agency, 2/21/05, 361
Milwaukee OIC’s closing troubles community base, 2/28/05, 375
Racial disparities shown in Wisconsin aid, TANF penalties, 3/7/05, 388
Stung by audits, Wis. revamps TANF service providers rules, 7/25/05, 681
Aggrieved women prefer job training to marriage promo, 3/21/05, 420
Alaska building trades venture expands from country to city, 4/18/05, 472
BLS moves ahead to stop collecting data on women, 5/2/05, 503
BLS planned halt on women data collecting meets resistance, 2/7/05, 324
Federal judge rules lifting test illegal for hiring, 3/7/05, 387
Literacy venture expands reach to battered women, offenders, 2/7/05, 329
On-the-block job data have something to say, 3/7/05, 389
Parity seen as far-off goal, 5/23/05, 556
Study courses steer women, men on nontraditional paths, 11/8/04, 169
Teen girls focus on auto body trim, bulldozing job barriers, 7/18/05, 662
Teens can’t say no after sex ed, fueling fear of future aid need, 3/28/05, 440
Teens stay in school when mother’s job is stable, 10/18/04, 120
Work First seen blocking education for TANF mothers, 3/7/05, 394
NLRB bars rehab employees from collective bargaining, 10/18/04, 118
Participants in Oregon nursery program learn work skills, 9/6/04, 25
States tap child support monies for transitional job programs, 9/20/04, 57
Tryout jobs with lenient boss ease Virginia poor into work, 1/31/05, 314
Tailored task tryouts tamp down transition truancy, 4/11/05, 456
Work First seen blocking education for TANF mothers, 3/7/05, 394
30 states offer child care to all in tightened eligible pool, 8/15/05, 729
Aggrieved women prefer job training to marriage promo, 3/21/05, 420
Child care, education top House panel issues; answers differ, 3/28/05, 438
Cities try out approaches to getting word out to eligibles, 11/1/04, 152
Enlist employers to increase clients’ access to services, 6/6/05, 587
Fast track to work wraps supports around students, 5/16/05, 537
Frayed safety net, reluctant banks spur fast-cash firms, 10/25/04, 133
GAO sees rural funds cut in house allotment formula, 9/20/04, 54
Groups emerge offering new ways to “bank the poor,” 10/25/04, 134
Highway bill adds funds, brings changes to transit supports, 8/15/05, 723
How street hustlers became child-supporting fathers, 4/25/05, 489
Jobs Plus’ achieves positive outcomes when fully applied, 4/18/05, 469
Latina child care workers seek damages, charge bias in raids, 5/2/05, 504
Rules planned on AmeriCorps, work supports, Ticket to Work, 12/27/04, 280
Suburban shuttles fail to add up for low-wage urbanites, 8/15/05, 724
UK agencies mount young people on scooters-to-work, 7/18/05, 665
Work First seen blocking education for TANF mothers, 3/7/05, 394
Congress passes funding bill, attaches workforce policies, 11/29/04, 211
Earnings gains showed largest increase among WIA outcomes, 11/8/04, 163
Economist suggests triad to mend WIA measures, 4/25/05, 485
Efficiency gauge to start out as optional common measure, 5/2/05, 499
Field managers clean slate with 8 proposed gauges, 3/21/05, 424
Five-year evaluation lauds one-stop service network, 10/11/04, 99
Flexibility blooming as WIA approaches reauthorization, 1/24/05, 293
GAO finds more trainees, work prep dollars than DOL reports, 7/18/05, 659
GAO questions DOL civil rights enforcement, praises one-stops, 12/27/04, 276
GAO urges grouping UI with workforce data collection, 7/18/05, 660
Governors want data to aid Workforce-ED alignment, 7/11/05, 646
Guidance on goals negotiation cites “demand-driven” measures, 4/25/05, 484
Indiana plans to consolidate areas, then devolve power, 6/20/05, 614
Joint Center reports racial disparity in WIA services, 6/13/05, 595
Lawsuit cites WIA religious bias provision; Reps. raise concerns, 2/28/05, 376
Michigan, ETA work to develop outcomes adjustment model, 9/13/04, 38
Missouri program transfer leads to drop in participation, 1/31/05, 311
Number of state WIA incentive recipients drops for first time, 5/16/05, 533
OECD sees sound post-boomer workforce, future WIA role, 5/9/05, 521
Ohio WIA-TANF agency keeps links loose, locally managed, 6/13/05, 600
Postsecondary education links urged on Minn. WIA agency, 2/14/05, 342
Baltimore WIB lends hiring hand to local employers, 9/20/04, 55
Lawmakers want funds for WIBS, SESA agency disagrees, 6/20/05, 611
Local leaders challenge California consolidation, 11/1/04, 147
Panel ushers job placement program; would fund WIB role, 8/8/05, 708
Roll your own administration nonprofit group, officials urge, 3/14/05, 406
Aliens’ ESL seen as gateway to U.S. offspring’s jobs, education, 12/27/04, 278
Career-centered high school keeps students coming back, 6/20/05, 612
Charter tries second-chance, career, residential approaches, 11/1/04, 151
Comprehensive employment policy would be more effective, 5/9/05, 523
Directors worry at YO grants end; needs continue unfunded, 5/23/05, 555
DOL issues new work rules, 2/28/05, 377
Ex-foster children face job, work support ills as adults, 4/18/05, 473
ETA publishes new strategic vision for youth services, 8/30/04, 6
Phila. builds agency hoagie to expand out-of-school services, 5/30/05, 570
State supreme court to hear a YouthBuild’s plea for charter, 12/27/04, 277
Summer learning dissipates by fall; year-round effort needed, 11/8/04, 167
Summer of ’04: youths took up unusual work, many opted out, 9/6/04, 27
Tech corps trains teens to fill NYC nonprofits’ IT job slots, 8/22/05, 746
Teen girls focus on auto body trim, bulldozing job barriers, 7/18/05, 662
Teens can’t say no after sex ed, fueling fear of future aid need, 3/28/05, 440
Two-thirds get diploma by eighth year out of school, 12/6/04, 234
U.S. student math scores drop to bottom half, despite funding, 12/20/04, 266
Wal-Mart fined for teens in harms way; deal alleged, 2/28/05, 379