Alabama GED reviewed, 11/27/06, 211
Circuit teachers drop in on Nebraska TANF clients, 10/2/06, 83
Cost of a literate immigrant population: $4.1 billion, 8/6/07, 695
Damning evaluation disputed, 10/23/06, 132
ED looks to take over basic skills assessment approval, 10/30/06, 140
NY shutters business school for issuing GED-level degrees, 10/9/06, 93
Alabama banjoes competition, 8/28/06, 8
Alabama GED reviewed, 11/27/06, 211
Southern neighbors embrace work-ready credentials, 9/4/06, 20
WIA roller-coaster funding continues for states in PY 2007, 4/23/07, 468
$5.85 per hour federal minimum wage takes effect July 24, 6/4/07, 549
Fed plan set in war bill, 4/30/07, 495
House ties wage to war, 3/26/07, 428
Tuna packer sends 200 packing, 6/25/07, 612
Kentucky sees service program as jobs portal for disabled, 9/11/06, 35
At federal system milestone, officials see room to grow, 7/30/07, 676
ETA looks to advance model across workforce system, 12/4/06, 220
ETA officially derecognizes California registrar, 3/5/07, 369
Newly apprenticed job: lab animal handler, 7/30/07, 677
200 groups call for funds hike, 6/4/07, 549
Budget resolution gives purse-string holders more to spend, 5/21/07, 533
Bush FY 2008 budget poses cuts across workforce programs, 2/12/07, 337
Continuing resolution adopted until Nov. 19, 10/9/06, 92
Continuing resolution houses funding shifts for programs, 2/5/07, 321
Cuts blamed on education lobby, poor advocacy, no law, jobless rate, 7/30/07, 674
Dems seek freeze for 2007, 12/18/06, 259
ETA deals out TAA reserve pot, 10/9/06, 102
GOP reps ask for increase, 10/16/06, 115
Hill staffers look to 2007, worry about appropriations, 10/2/06, 77
House appropriators talk of another possible Pell increase, 2/26/07, 353
House GOP advances ‘unspent’ $335 million DOL rescission, 7/16/07, 637
House subcommittee weighs Iraq vets, Job Corps, Perkins, 3/26/07, 420
House takes DOL $404 million to fund ed, health programs, 7/30/07, 673
Letter appeals for WIA funds as Chao again takes heat, 5/7/07, 501
Purse-string holder irked at discretionary favoritism, 3/19/07, 404
Senate panel deals out leaner overall bill than House twin, 6/25/07, 603
Senators question cuts; chair predicts “more money”, 4/2/07, 435
WIA carryover cushion remains, 10/30/06, 146
WIA roller-coaster funding continues for states in PY 2007, 4/23/07, 468
Ariz. employers face new law, 7/16/07, 647
Big Box boosters see proof in Wal-Mart 9-city growth aid plan, 3/19/07, 410
Minimum wage ballot irks Ariz. sheltered workshops, 2/26/07, 355
Nine states share WIA reward, 5/7/07, 509
Pilot program pays Tucson students to stay in school, 8/27/07, 725
Businesses call for common indicators of math, science, 1/22/07, 287
ED looks to take over basic skills assessment approval, 10/30/06, 140
ETS, community college pair up, 10/2/06, 86
Online JASPER helps jobseekers know, pitch self to employers, 9/18/06, 52
Watch that screening test, 8/27/07, 732
Agency shifts work to college, 9/11/06, 40
Chao asks for a top-down review of Job Corps world, 11/13/06, 174
Divvy up money handling to avoid wrong side of an audit, 6/4/07, 551
DOL layoff probe sought, 5/21/07, 541
GAO proposes IG panel, 8/6/07, 699
GOP pol steals school money, 1/22/07, 291
IG treads where FEMA dares not; Fla. gets disallowed, 1/22/07, 291
Illinois reporting problems illustrate WIA spending debate, 6/4/07, 557
Louisville WIB challenges OIG report on WtW management, 5/21/07, 539
Reauthorize WIA to end expenditures dispute, IG says, 6/11/07, 573
Are Europeans lazy or taxed too much, economists ponder, 5/7/07, 504
Aussies foster drought force, 11/27/06, 211
Churches quit Aussie reform, 9/4/06, 23
Europeans aren’t lazy, Americans are overworked, 6/11/07, 578
Senators review skills-based Australia, Canada admittance, 9/25/06, 65
Maryland cuts tuition, 11/13/06, 179
Southern neighbors embrace work-ready credentials, 9/4/06, 20
Are Europeans lazy or taxed too much, economists ponder, 5/7/07, 504
Europeans aren’t lazy, Americans are overworked, 6/11/07, 578
Advancement center launched, 12/11/06, 243
Hardship hits blacks, Hispanics, 12/11/06, 242
Imprisonment cited as major factor in black employment, 7/2/07, 627
Katrina swept poor, minorities from N.O., uncovered rifts, 8/28/06, 4
Marital gender gap, broader crisis cast doubt on promotion, 12/4/06, 221
WIA carryover cushion remains, 10/30/06, 146
Beyond WIA lies free education, service blend, J-men propose, 4/23/07, 468
Big Box boosters see proof in Wal-Mart 9-city growth aid plan, 3/19/07, 410
Bush aids California farmworkers, 3/19/07, 412
Calif. adds $12 million for tech, 10/2/06, 86
Calif. sees future skills gap, 6/11/07, 580
California agencies gear up for citrus dislocations, 1/29/07, 307
California county crafts job clusters from data, 4/23/07, 470
CalWORKS pay for performance aims to meet DRA work rules, 11/20/06, 187
Child care advocates eye transit planning, 10/9/06, 99
Corinthian settles complaint, 8/6/07, 699
ETA officially derecognizes California registrar, 3/5/07, 369
Feds anticipate states will use new powers to prod Perkins innovation, 3/19/07, 409
Jobless in high-tech corridor pointed to ‘foundational’ jobs, 4/30/07, 491
Maryland, California see gains from career-tech ed reform, 7/23/07, 658
San Bernardino board chair pleased with benefits of PR, 8/27/07, 728
San Diego jobs program is targeted to prisoners, 2/5/07, 325
So. Calif. areas bid to merge, 4/9/07, 451
Tiny CBO drives effort to staff largest city mall in the west, 11/6/06, 159
WIA roller-coaster funding continues for states in PY 2007, 4/23/07, 468
Are Europeans lazy or taxed too much, economists ponder, 5/7/07, 504
Canada catches up, 8/20/07, 716
Canada puts employment supports into provincial hands, 1/29/07, 301
Europeans aren’t lazy, Americans are overworked, 6/11/07, 578
NAFTA’s scar left across three labor markets, say economists, 4/23/07, 475
Paper offers cues for Higher Ed from the technical sector, 6/4/07, 558
Senators review skills-based Australia, Canada admittance, 9/25/06, 65
Boeing HR chief champions alternate career prep paths, 7/30/07, 680
Fla. to aid tech students, 6/25/07, 611
Georgia board adds techs, 8/28/06, 8
House panel aims to support TRIO programs, 4/2/07, 438
House subcommittee weighs Iraq vets, Job Corps, Perkins, 3/26/07, 420
Instructors raised scores by explaining math in tech, 2/12/07, 343
Maryland, California see gains from career-tech ed reform, 7/23/07, 658
Senate clears its plate; fall Pell grant hike expected, 8/6/07, 691
ACF official: use TANF reserves to meet child care needs, 3/12/07, 390
Child care advocates eye transit planning, 10/9/06, 99
Child care union wins contract, 12/4/06, 228
Lawmakers want more out of support, incentive programs, 2/26/07, 354
Making it easy is often up to subsidy agencies, 1/22/07, 292
Per person spending drops, 7/16/07, 646
SCHIP bill battle shapes up, 7/23/07, 661
Wyoming lawmakers aim to strengthen child care system, 3/12/07, 396
Deadbeats give dads bad name; debt deemed uncollectable, 8/27/07, 730
House appropriators talk of another possible Pell increase, 2/26/07, 353
Panel says sparse need-based aid bars postsecondary gate, 9/25/06, 67
Spellings fails to offer dollar specifics on increasing Pell aid, 10/2/06, 85
Tuition rates rise again, 10/30/06, 146
Colorado partners locate youth demo in one-stops, 5/21/07, 538
Belt-tightened OIC may close, 9/18/06, 54
Age differences identified in pathways to success, 11/13/06, 177
ETS, community college pair up, 10/2/06, 86
Georgia board adds techs, 8/28/06, 8
Guide ranks 2-year schools, 8/27/07, 731
Tuition rates rise again, 10/30/06, 146
WIB, community college build process technology pipeline, 5/14/07, 523
CAAs try progress benchmarks toward broad-based prosperity, 6/11/07, 576
(See also LEGISLATION)
Prep lawmakers new to WIA, work supports, aides urge, 2/5/07, 323
WIA bill, added funding stream seen likely in next Congress, 11/27/06, 203
Workforce, education, work support policymakers change, 11/13/06, 170
Job bank launched for over-40s, 10/9/06, 102
Service, Conservation Corps to be featured in PBS documentary, 9/25/06, 68
GAO pinpoints DOL neglect of workers on the fringe, 11/13/06, 176
ACS volunteers misdeed, 7/23/07, 662
Hoosier gov. signs IBM deal, 1/8/07, 274
Hoosier lawmakers, public oppose deal with IBM group, 1/22/07, 288
Squier: remember FBOs, 6/11/07, 579
Child care advocates eye transit planning, 10/9/06, 99
Cross-system local initiatives bring dropouts back to school, 9/18/06, 49
Florida sets up ‘banner’ centers as training hubs, 9/18/06, 48
Guam sets up MOU with military, 10/30/06, 147
HS grads are less prepared, 3/5/07, 379
Louisville adult ed forges WIA-college-work links, 5/14/07, 522
Michigan welfare services improve elementary schools, 10/9/06, 100
WIB, community college build process technology pipeline, 5/14/07, 523
Wisconsin reshuffles agencies, 2/12/07, 345
A word mistakenly omitted, 4/23/07, 477
DOL IG writes to dispute certain statements, 2/26/07, 366
Furchtgott-Roth inadvertently misspelled, 5/7/07, 500
Alabama GED reviewed, 11/27/06, 211
Iowa reports GED records peep, 2/26/07, 363
NAM unveils production skill development certification, 10/2/06, 80
Southern neighbors embrace work-ready credentials, 9/4/06, 20
Nine states share WIA reward, 5/7/07, 509
Ariz. regulators set minimum for disability programs, 4/9/07, 456
Average earnings fall in medicaid buy-in program, 10/9/06, 101
Churches quit Aussie reform, 9/4/06, 23
Cobbworks found self- employment a success, 7/2/07, 628
Delay on rules continues as program ‘bleeds’ providers, 4/23/07, 473
ED aims to recycle devices, 11/27/06, 212
Feds ask advisers for help on numbers, outcomes, disability, 7/16/07, 643
Few SSI, SSDI beneficiaries leave rolls after rehab, GAO finds, 4/9/07, 457
GAO study points to agency best practices, 6/11/07, 575
Kentucky sees service program as jobs portal for disabled, 9/11/06, 35
Lawmakers consider making benefits more work-friendly, 7/2/07, 625
Marriott Foundation aims to train, employ disabled youth, 12/18/06, 256
Minimum wage ballot irks Ariz. sheltered workshops, 2/26/07, 355
Participants unhappy with N.Y. TANF disability scheme, 3/26/07, 423
Regs still months away as SSA reviews work requirement, 11/27/06, 204
ODEP offers tools, 4/23/07, 476
ODEP, SHRM to work in tandem, 11/20/06, 194
Providers await Ticket regs, 10/23/06, 131
SSA proposes one-stops’ fast track entry as providers, 8/20/07, 715
Colorado partners locate youth demo in one-stops, 5/21/07, 538
Feds should foot disaster services bill, says institute, 12/18/06, 258
FEMA cracks down on DUA, 8/6/07, 699
IG treads where FEMA dares not; Fla. gets disallowed, 1/22/07, 291
Katrina swept poor, minorities from N.O, uncovered rifts, 8/28/06, 4
New Orleans rebounds from Katrina despite jobless rise, 8/27/07, 723
Pink-slip doleouts rise, 5/21/07, 543
System helped jobless after 9/11; key industry still down, 9/11/06, 32
California agencies gear up for citrus dislocations, ½9/07, 307
Chao raises red flag, 7/23/07, 661
Earnings out for WIA bonuses, 11/13/06, 179
ETA launches account demo, 11/6/06, 163
ETA Trade Act wage-loss rules could affect WIA training, 10/30/06, 141
Homemakers trade chocolate chips for computer chips, 11/27/06, 209
Jobless in high-tech corridor pointed to ‘foundational’ jobs, 4/30/07, 491
Maryland cuts tuition, 11/13/06, 179
Michigan credit unions target training loans, state chips in, 11/20/06, 188
Moving firm offers Michigan agencies relocation deal, 9/25/06, 63
NAM unveils production skill development certification, 10/2/06, 80
New Orleans rebounds from Katrina despite jobless rise, 8/27/07, 723
Review exposes dysfunction in TAA training allotments to states, 6/11/07, 571
Senate TAA bill expands eligibility, adds retraining, reemployment, 7/30/07, 675
Nation’s capital could link programs, grow training, 4/2/07, 440
WIA roller-coaster funding continues for states in PY 2007, 4/23/07, 468
Advocates press to stop school outflow, aid youths, 11/27/06, 208
Cross-system local initiatives bring dropouts back to school, 9/18/06, 49
Guard program posts high marks with few checks, 10/23/06, 130
Philadelphia’s U-turn aims to turn straying students around, 5/7/07, 506
Pilot program pays Tucson students to stay in school, 8/27/07, 725
Programs across nation aim to reconnect youth, 12/11/06, 240
Rates trend positive, show improvements in most states, 7/23/07, 659
Sens. would add $2.5 billion in new money for youth program, 4/30/07, 485
Lawmakers unveil national wage insurance proposal, 5/14/07, 521
Middle class looks better on paper than in paychecks, 5/21/07, 537
Payback for working Iowans, 5/21/07, 542
Big Box boosters see proof in Wal-Mart 9-city growth aid plan, 3/19/07, 410
Cluster theory reshapes rural Hoosier perception, 4/30/07, 493
EZ, EC link to lower poverty, jobless rates eludes GAO, 10/9/06, 97
Florida sets up ‘banner’ centers as training hubs, 9/18/06, 48
Middle class looks better on paper than in paychecks, 5/21/07, 537
New WIA training plan seen attracting job creation, 8/20/07, 707
Retail program to grow, 3/19/07, 411
Storm clouds gather; jobless rate may rise, 1/8/07, 271
Them that’s got get more subsidies, group finds, 1/29/07, 308
Will water, college remake the Great Lakes region? 7/16/07, 639
WIRED III awards announced, 6/25/07, 612
WIRED III, regionalism is talk of the town, 3/5/07, 371
China, India competition seen crucial for U.S. workforce, 10/16/06, 111
March hiring seen strong, 3/5/07, 379
Household income rises while national poverty rate levels, 9/4/06, 18
Indicators show summer slump, 6/4/07, 562
Three new business systems demand training, pay less, 2/12/07, 344
Americans care about wages, job-attractive communities, 10/9/06, 95
Middle class squeeze seen amid overall positive indicators, 2/12/07, 341
Wonkfest touts reformed UI, universal plan, flexicurity, 9/25/06, 64
Analyst links WIA, NCLB, calls for revival of summer jobs, 7/30/07, 681
Beyond WIA lies free education, service blend, J-men propose, 4/23/07, 468
Bridge to employment links youth to health science firms, 10/16/06, 112
Circuit teachers drop in on Nebraska TANF clients, 10/2/06, 83
Commission: rebuild system, 1/8/07, 273
Dropout rates trend positive, show improvements in most states, 7/23/07, 659
Feds anticipate states will use new powers to prod Perkins innovation, 3/19/07, 409
GOP pol steals school money, 1/22/07, 291
High school econ sinks in, 8/20/07, 717
HS grads are less prepared, 3/5/07, 379
Instructors raised scores by explaining math in tech, 2/12/07, 343
Michigan welfare services improve elementary schools, 10/9/06, 100
New WIA training plan seen attracting job creation, 8/20/07, 707
Panel says sparse need-based aid bars postsecondary gate, 9/25/06, 67
Pell talk brings out discussion of income-contingent loans, 5/7/07, 502
Pilot program pays Tucson students to stay in school, 8/27/07, 725
Senate committee passes Pell-enhancing package, 6/25/07, 606
Spellings fails to offer dollar specifics on increasing Pell aid, 10/2/06, 85
ED aims to recycle devices, 11/27/06, 212
Purse-string holder irked at discretionary favoritism, 3/19/07, 404
(See also LABOR MARKET INFORMATION; UNEMPLOYMENT RATE)
Hot days don’t grow jobs, 9/4/06, 22
Internet help wanted ads jump, 8/28/06, 9
Online job ads keep growing, 9/25/06, 69
Workers stay put in June, 8/28/06, 10
States take the reins to help tough clients clear hurdles, 8/20/07, 714
TANF, drugs, treatment cross paths in post-reform era, 10/23/06, 129
TANF tox check becomes issue, 9/25/06, 70
DeRocco slips coal in ES unionized workers’ stockings, 1/8/07, 267
‘Jobcentral’ to fill state void left by America’s Job Bank, 3/26/07, 423
Scots protest exotic want-ads, 9/18/06, 54
Worker-hungry state unveils new job matching system, 11/13/06, 173
EZ, EC link to lower poverty, jobless rates eludes GAO, 10/9/06, 97
‘Lone wolves’ growing, 7/2/07, 631
SBA offers vets loans, 6/25/07, 611
AAUW paper becomes House hearing debate epicenter, 4/30/07, 488
Court upholds 180-day time frame for fair pay complaints, 6/11/07, 574
EEOC: ‘age’ doesn’t mean ‘old’, 8/28/06, 9
EEOC hits steakhouse, 10/16/06, 114
Faith groups challenge job bank nondiscrimination rule, 1/8/07, 269
Gender parity debate sparks call for WIA reauthorization, 4/23/07, 467
Iowa agency charged with race bias; governor orders review, 10/23/06, 123
Lansing nixes ‘irrelvant’ bias, 2/12/07, 346
Pay gap persists despite skills, 4/30/07, 489
Watch that screening test, 8/27/07, 732
Advocates sue, citing Bible use, 9/25/06, 70
Churches quit Aussie reform, 9/4/06, 23
County, advocates settle, 7/2/07, 624
Evangelical program to continue free of Iowa funds, 7/16/07, 645
Faith groups challenge job bank nondiscrimination rule, 1/8/07, 269
Prison fellowship appeals shutdown of Iowa program, 9/25/06, 62
Ready4Work model yields lower recidivism, feds say, 4/2/07, 436
Religious program is scotched, 11/20/06, 195
Squier: remember FBOs, 6/11/07, 579
State agency allows Christian college to post religious jobs, 5/21/07, 535
Supreme Court takes case, 12/11/06, 244
Supreme Court takes case, 1/29/07, 310
Supreme Court swats down FBO challenge, 7/2/07, 623
WIA funding, renewal trumps church bias plank, say pros, 12/11/06, 235
Bush aids California, 3/19/07, 412
Evergreen State agency aims for laborer importation rules, 11/6/06, 155
Incubator eases shift from field hand to organic farmer, 11/6/06, 156
Washington ups H-2A recruits, 6/11/07, 579
ACF proposes new TANF cost allocation method, 10/2/06, 88
Divvy up money handling to avoid wrong side of an audit, 6/4/07, 551
Herger finds fault where GAO doesn’t, 10/30/06, 145
Orlando workforce group forced to repay one-stop rent, 9/18/06, 47
WIA carryover cushion remains, 10/30/06, 146
WIB leasing one-stop employees gets hit with fraud complaint, 7/16/07, 642
Florida sets up ‘banner’ centers as training hubs, 9/18/06, 48
IG treads where FEMA dares not; Fla. gets disallowed, 1/22/07, 291
Orlando workforce group forced to repay one-stop rent, 9/18/06, 47
ACS takes over Texas center, 5/21/07, 542
Advocates fight New York over park workers’ food stamps, 12/4/06, 219
Advocates plead for voucher expansion as ‘miracle drug’, 3/19/07, 405
Gap sets 2007 food stamp debate, 12/11/06, 243
Office visit still most common way to apply for food stamps, 5/21/07, 536
Per person spending drops, 7/16/07, 646
Are Europeans lazy or taxed too much, economists ponder, 5/7/07, 504
Aussies foster drought force, 11/27/06, 211
Canada puts employment supports into provincial hands, 1/29/07, 301
Churches quit Aussie reform, 9/4/06, 23
Economist: Swedish welfare model not as pretty as seems, 4/23/07, 470
Europeans aren’t lazy, Americans are overworked, 6/11/07, 578
Fla. to aid tech students, 6/25/07, 611
Mexico antipoverty program creator awaits future payoff, 1/29/07, 305
N.Y.C. to emulate Mexico, 5/7/07, 503
Scots protest exotic want-ads, 9/18/06, 54
Senators review skills-based Australia, Canada admittance, 9/25/06, 65
Are Europeans lazy or taxed too much, economists ponder, 5/7/07, 504
Europeans aren’t lazy, Americans are overworked, 6/11/07, 578
Fired workforce officials now face federal charges, 1/29/07, 303
Paper fights WIB secrecy, 10/2/06, 85
School owner sentenced, 11/13/06, 180
Trade school chief sentenced, 8/20/07, 717
Chao raises red flag, 7/23/07, 661
Finding dough outside the formulas hot at conference, 3/5/07, 375
Get yer refund at the FSET window, consultant urges, 4/9/07, 455
GI Bill agencies say training demands call for funds, 4/30/07, 490
Health program raises bet, 10/30/06, 146
IDAS could bridge education, training gaps in TANF, WIA, 11/6/06, 162
Illinois reporting problems illustrate WIA spending debate, 6/4/07, 557
N.Y. groups see ‘silent crisis’ as finances for workforce erode, 3/26/07, 426
Reauthorize WIA to end expenditures dispute, IG says, 6/11/07, 573
Recycling for Goodwill, 11/6/06, 163
Senators, states see need for SCHIP outstripping funds, 12/4/06, 224
Tap lottery for training? 7/16/07, 647
WIA carryover cushion remains, 10/30/06, 146
GAO analysts seek to unionize, 5/7/07, 511
GAO pay dustup aired out at joint congressional hearing, 6/4/07, 559
Herger finds fault where GAO doesn’t, 10/30/06, 145
Sigurd Nilsen, specialist in workforce development, leaves GAO, 8/27/07, 722
Big Box boosters see proof in Wal-Mart 9-city growth aid plan, 3/19/07, 410
Cobbworks found self-employment a success, 7/2/07, 628
Georgia board adds techs, 8/28/06, 8
Southern neighbors embrace work-ready credentials, 9/4/06, 20
WIA roller-coaster funding continues for states in PY 2007, 4/23/07, 468
Are Europeans lazy or taxed too much, economists ponder, 5/7/07, 504
Europeans aren’t lazy, Americans are overworked, 6/11/07, 578
Calif. Adds $12 million for tech, 10/2/06, 86
Swayed by evaluation Charm City continues ‘YO! Baltimore,’ 10/2/06, 82
House appropriators talk of another possible Pell increase, 2/26/07, 353
Senate clears its plate; fall Pell grant hike expected, 8/6/07, 691
CRS paper asks 11 meaty questions about DOL grants, 3/5/07, 370
ETA awards CBJTI funds, 12/18/06, 260
ETA deals out TAA reserve pot, 10/9/06, 102
ETA touts technology-based workforce initiatives, grants, 7/23/07, 655
ETA unveils planning neg, 5/7/07, 509
GAO lauds DOL improvements in NEG application process speed, 9/25/06, 66
Skeptical lawmakers hear defense of reentry programs, 10/2/06, 79
WIRED III awards announced, 6/25/07, 612
WIRED III, regionalism is talk of the town, 3/5/07, 371
GAO drops other shoe on HHS, 8/28/06, 7
JARC rules slow spending, 1/22/07, 293
Guam sets up MOU with military, 10/30/06, 147
States take the reins to help tough clients clear hurdles, 8/20/07, 714
New TANF rules rapped as bean counting, micromanagement, 10/2/06, 78
High school plus 2, advocates say, pointing to Michigan plan, 3/26/07, 421
House approves Pell increase, 7/16/07, 646
House panel aims to support TRIO programs, 4/2/07, 438
House panel review pores over aid awareness, cost, minorities, 3/19/07, 403
Louisville adult ed forges WIA-college-work links, 5/14/07, 522
Ohio postsecondary move seen as benefit to workers , 7/16/07, 641
Paper offers cues for Higher Ed from the technical sector, 6/4/07, 558
Pell talk brings out discussion of income-contingent loans, 5/7/07, 502
Senate committee passes Pell-enhancing package, 6/25/07, 606
Tuition, student legalization measures draw ire from GOP, 9/11/06, 31
Damning evaluation disputed, 10/23/06, 132
Hardship hits blacks, Hispanics, 12/11/06, 242
Univision to highlight careers, 9/18/06, 55
Homeless youth: a snapshot, 6/25/07, 609
Linking up teens worth more than rubies, Jewel tell panel, 6/25/07, 607
HUD awards YouthBuilds, 12/11/06, 243
Relocation improves living space, not employment, 8/27/07, 726
Chicago ERA program cuts TANF use; clients gain little, 2/26/07, 359
Cost of a literate immigrant population: $4.1 billion, 8/6/07, 695
Illinois reporting problems illustrate WIA spending debate, 6/4/07, 557
Mayor nixes big-box bill, 9/18/06, 55
Nine states share WIA reward, 5/7/07, 509
Them that’s got get more subsidies, group finds, 1/29/07, 308
Ariz. employers face new law, 7/16/07, 647
Green card data shed light on demand for workers, 8/6/07, 696
‘Have mores’ soar; immigrants alone achieve American dream, 10/30/06, 144
Lawmakers reach accord, 6/4/07, 562
Legal workers fill jobs, 5/21/07, 542
Minimum wage debate makes for strange bedfellows, 3/19/07, 407
Pol wants H-1B firms in WIA, 11/6/06, 163
Reform stalls on Senate floor, 7/2/07, 620
Senators review skills-based Australia, Canada admittance, 9/25/06, 65
Tuition, student legalization measures draw ire from GOP, 9/11/06, 31
Washington ups H-2A recruits, 6/11/07, 579
WIA services needed, all sides agree in heated amnesty debate, 5/14/07, 518
Boeing HR chief champions alternate career prep paths, 7/30/07, 680
Calif. Adds $12 million for tech, 10/2/06, 86
ER Doc pleads for help keeping nurses on the job, 3/5/07, 376
It’s the wages, stupid, argues project-inspiring analyst, 3/5/07, 378
Wolverine skills climb funded, 10/30/06, 147
Cluster theory reshapes rural Hoosier perception, 4/30/07, 493
Hoosier gov. signs IBM deal, 1/8/07, 274
Hoosier lawmakers, public oppose deal with IBM group, 1/22/07, 288
Opposition unanimous at public hearing, 1/22/07, 289
Soup of Success feeds needy women skills for jobs, life, 10/9/06, 98
Work-credits boom in Indiana, 11/13/06, 180
Tribe TANF tries gangsta appeal, 10/30/06, 147
IDAs could bridge education, training gaps in TANF, WIA, 11/6/06, 162
Accounts could draw more clients, lengthen schooling, 2/12/07, 339
Colorado, Texas face troubles, 12/4/06, 227
Detroit foster program manages info with a wiki, 6/25/07, 610
ETA puts forward WRIS MOU, 12/4/06, 226
States, NASWA out of WRIS, 11/13/06, 179
Monster wants to be in middle, 10/16/06, 116
Agency shifts work to college, 9/11/06, 40
Evangelical program to continue free of Iowa funds, 7/16/07, 645
Fired workforce officials now face federal charges, 1/29/07, 303
Iowa agency charged with race bias; governor orders review, 10/23/06, 123
Iowa, N.H, Wyo. get new centers, 2/12/07, 345
Iowa reports GED records peep, 2/26/07, 363
Nine states share WIA reward, 5/7/07, 509
Paper fights WIB secrecy, 10/2/06, 85
Prison fellowship appeals shutdown of Iowa program, 9/25/06, 62
Are Europeans lazy or taxed too much, economists ponder, 5/7/07, 504
Europeans aren’t lazy, Americans are overworked, 6/11/07, 578
Are Europeans lazy or taxed too much, economists ponder, 5/7/07, 504
Europeans aren’t lazy, Americans are overworked, 6/11/07, 578
Advisory panel created, 8/28/06, 8
Chao asks for a top-down review of Job Corps world, 11/13/06, 174
Chao-selected management plans big program changes, 11/13/06, 171
Corps teens may be parents, but they don’t fly solo, 9/18/06, 50
Feds ask advisers for help on numbers, outcomes, disability, 7/16/07, 643
Feds close center in N.C. park citing health, safety concerns, 4/23/07, 472
House subcommittee weighs Iraq vets, Job Corps, Perkins, 3/26/07, 420
Iowa, N.H, Wyo. get new centers, 2/12/07, 345
Staff to get raise, 1/29/07, 310
STARS draws celebrities, volunteers to centers, 11/13/06, 172
New WIA training plan seen attracting job creation, 8/20/07, 707
Congress revives tax credits for hiring disadvantaged, 12/18/06, 251
Online job ads keep growing, 9/25/06, 69
Tiny CBO drives effort to staff largest city mall in the west, 11/6/06, 159
Worker-hungry state unveils new job matching system, 11/13/06, 173
Boeing HR chief champions alternate career prep paths, 7/30/07, 680
Chicago ERA program cuts TANF use; clients gain little, 2/26/07, 359
Focus on pay, job security, drop ‘work first,’ urge experts, 4/9/07, 452
It’s the wages, stupid, argues project-inspiring analyst, 3/5/07, 378
Low-wage workers see training as important for retention, 11/6/06, 158
Sick leave seen as working mom job retention tool, 3/12/07, 393
UK demo favors custom fit to retain position, move up, 4/2/07, 443
Business group starts next AJB, 9/25/06, 71
Holidays no time for vacation, 12/18/06, 260
Mich. pioneers statewide videos, 12/18/06, 260
‘Old Boy’ network isn’t just for prep school grads, 10/23/06, 128
Online job ads keep growing, 9/25/06, 69
Search workers look for jobs, 8/27/07, 731
Business group starts next AJB, 9/25/06, 71
CVS trains techs for pharmacy, 10/16/06, 116
Evaluation reveals difficulties of service military spouses, 4/30/07, 486
Get yer refund at the FSET window, consultant urges, 4/9/07, 455
GOP Rep pushes TAA training, 2/26/07, 363
NAM unveils production skill development certification, 10/2/06, 80
National academy of railroad sciences a business model, 7/30/07, 679
EZ, EC link to lower poverty, jobless rates eludes GAO, 10/9/06, 97
‘Middle-skills’ ventures seen as tugboats for fed flagships, 6/4/07, 555
Kentucky poised for wage hike, 3/19/07, 412
Kentucky sees service program as jobs portal for disabled, 9/11/06, 35
Louisville adult ed forges WIA-college-work links, 5/14/07, 522
UPS offers college to night shift handlers, 5/14/07, 522
WIA roller-coaster funding continues for states in PY 2007, 4/23/07, 468
Chao-selected management plans big program changes, 11/13/06, 171
DeRocco slips coal in ES unionized workers’ stockings, 1/8/07, 267
DOL layoff probe sought, 5/21/07, 541
DOL looks for marked progress in ETA programs, 11/6/06, 157
ETA awards CBJTI funds, 12/18/06, 260
ETA launches account demo, 11/6/06, 163
ETA looks to advance model across workforce system, 12/4/06, 220
ETA rules set new SCSEP outcome measure details, 7/16/07, 638
ETA seeks advice on gauges, 2/26/07, 362
ETA urges system rewrites, 2/5/07, 329
GAO lauds DOL improvements in NEG application process speed, 9/25/06, 66
GAO pinpoints DOL neglect of workers on the fringe, 11/13/06, 176
Lawmakers clamor for bureau, 9/18/06, 53
Lawmakers heed local calls to squelch WIA regulations, 2/5/07, 322
ODEP offers tools, 4/23/07, 476
ODEP, SHRM to work in tandem, 11/20/06, 194
Stakeholders to DeRocco: kindly work with Congress, 3/12/07, 387
Calif. sees future skills gap, 6/11/07, 580
Green card data shed light on demand for workers, 8/6/07, 696
‘Lone wolves’ growing, 7/2/07, 631
Monster wants to be in middle, 10/16/06, 116
‘Shadow workforce’ seen looming over OECD nations, 7/2/07, 629
Three new business systems demand training, pay less, 2/12/07, 344
Wyoming recruiters look in Michigan for workers, 9/25/06, 62
Business group starts next AJB, 9/25/06, 71
California county crafts job clusters from data, 4/23/07, 470
Confidentiality regs issued, 10/9/06, 103
Data sharing seen in flux, 10/9/06, 103
ETA puts forward WRIS MOU, 12/4/06, 226
‘Jobcentral’ to fill state void left by America’s Job Bank, 3/26/07, 423
NASWA seeks to save job bank, 3/12/07, 397
States, NASWA out of WRIS, 11/13/06, 179
Wyoming gets details on workforce needs in boomtime, 3/12/07, 395
Pink-slip doleouts rise, 5/21/07, 543
(For bills with assigned bill numbers only. For information on bills without assigned bill numbers, see subject matter.)
2965, the Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2006, House passes, 9/25/06, 61
5631, the FY 2007 defense appropriations bill, including a resolution continuing funds for programs administered by non-defense agencies through Nov. 19, passes House, Senate, is enacted, becoming PL 109-289, 10/9/06, 92
6077, which would amend Social Security Act Title XXI to provide for funding shortfalls in state allotments for fiscal year 2007 under the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, Deal (R-Ga) introduces, 9/25/06, 60
6138, to temporarily extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, Keller (R-Fla) introduces, 10/2/06, 76
6197, the Older Americans Act Amendments of 2006, including authorization of the Senior Community Service Employment Program, is reported out of House-Senate conference, 10/9/06, 94; president signs, 10/23/06, 122
6276, to create a tax credit to benefit empowerment zone businesses that employ residents in designated areas of pervasive poverty, unemployment and general distress, Clay (D-Mo) introduces, 10/9/06, 104
6307, to require Bureau of Labor Statistics officials to create a methodology for determining the cost of living in each state and require the comptroller general to determine how various federal benefits would be increased if they followed that methodology, Tierney (D-Mass) introduces, 10/9/06, 104
HJRes. 97, continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2007 through Nov. 17, Lewis (R-Calif) introduces, 10/2/06, 76
HJRes 100, to continue federal funding at fiscal year 2006 levels through Dec. 8, 2006, approved, 11/20/06, 186
3525, the Child and Family Services Improvement Act, to amend Social Security Act Title IV-B to reauthorize the safe and stable families program, passed by both houses in July, reported out and presented to the president, 10/2/06, 76
3859 and 3865, to provide incentives for employers hiring service-connected disabled veterans and to improve assistance and job training for this group, Baucus (D-Mont) introduces, 9/18/06, 46
3863, to amend Social Security Act Title IV-A to promote economic and financial education under TANF and to allow this instruction to count as a work activity, Akaka (D-Hawaii) introduces, 9/18/06, 46
3894, which would amend tax law to encourage the employment of residents in designated areas of “pervasive poverty, unemployment and general distress” by empowerment zone businesses, Bond (R-Mo) introduces, 9/25/06, 60
2, the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007, by Miller (D-Calif), House-passed bill stalls in Senate, 1/29/07, 309; Senate passes bill with tax cuts, 2/5/07, 328
32, to provide a credit for certain health care benefits in determining the minimum wage, Issa (R-Calif) introduces, 1/22/07, 284
33, to credit employers of tipped workers in determining the minimum wage in states that have a minimum wage rate higher than the federal level, Issa (R-Calif) introduces, 1/22/07, 284
100, to amend the Higher Education Act to prevent veterans’ contributions to education benefits from reducing their federal student financial aid, Davis (D-Calif) introduces, 1/22/07, 284
102, to strengthen and expand scientific and technological education capabilities of associate-degree-granting colleges through partnerships with four-year colleges, Davis (R-Va) introduces, 1/22/07, 284
144 to amend PRWORA to allow states and localities to provide primary and preventive care to all individuals, Green (R-Tex) introduces, 1/22/07, 284
147, would exempt elementary and secondary schools from the H-1B program employer petition fee, Green (D-Tex) introduces, 1/22/07, 284
184, to extend for one year the availability of supplemental social services block grant funding, Melancon (D-La) introduces, 1/22/07, 284
239, to provide an alternative minimum wage as an incentive to employers to provide health care and child care benefits, Wilson (R-NM) introduces, 1/22/07, 295
352, would require poverty impact statements for certain legislation, Lee (D-Calif) introduces, 1/22/07, 295
371, the AgJOBS bill (companion bill S 237), to set up a temporary legal resident “blue card” for farmworkers who can show they worked in U.S. agriculture for at least 150 workdays over the previous two years, Berman (D-Calif) introduces, ½2/07, 284
416, to amend HEA by barring aid to institutions of higher education in states that provide in-state tuition or financial assistance to undocumented immigrants, Gallegly (R-Calif) introduces, 1/22/07, 284
472, to address the issues of college affordability and transparency in HEA, McKeon (R-Calif) introduces, 1/22/07, 284
601, to expand the definition of “independent student” in HEA to include homeless youth, Biggert (R-Ill) introduces, 1/29/07, 300
603, to allow employers to tap the work opportunity credit for hiring residents of rural areas, Hayes (R-NC) introduces, 1/29/07, 300
717, to encourage partnerships between community colleges and four-year colleges and universities, Wu (D-Ore) introduces, 2/5/07, 320
722, to increase the maximum Pell Grant, Bilirakis (R-Fla) introduces, 2/5/07, 320
762, to make U.S. contributions to establish a skills-based training center for Caribbean basin countries as part of a grant to the Organization of American States, FortuZo (R-PR) introduces, 2/12/07, 336
773, to halt the sale and use of fraudulent degrees to protect valid higher education degrees used for federal purposes, McCollum (D-Minn) introduces, 2/12/07, 336
800, the Employee Free Choice Act, expediting union sign-up procedures, Miller (D-Calif) introduces, House-passes, 3/26/07, 427
843 and 844, to provide tax credits for compensation paid to employees serving as members of the Ready Reserve or the National Guard, as well as for the value of the work lost while employees are in military activities, Bilirakis (R-Fla) introduces, 2/12/07, 336
872, to authorize competitive grants to community colleges and advanced technology education centers in the fields of bioenergy and other agriculture-based, renewable energy resources, Braley (D-Iowa) introduces, 2/26/07, 352
896, to amend TANF to provide for the pass-through of all child support collected on behalf of families receiving aid, Ryan (R-Wis) introduces, 2/26/07, 352
898, to allow employers to claim a work opportunity credit for hiring military service personnel returning from service in Iraq or Afghanistan, Schwartz (D-Pa) introduces, 2/26/07, 352
910, to amend the trade adjustment assistance program, English (R-Pa) introduces, 2/26/07, 352, 363
990, the Pell Grant Equity Act of 2007, to eliminate the tuition sensitivity provision in the Pell Grant program, Miller (D-Calif) introduces, 2/26/07, 352; passes the House by a voice vote Feb. 27, Senate version, S 707, introduced, 3/5/07, 380
1010, a bill to ensure that federal student loans are delivered as efficiently as possible in order to provide additional grant aid to students, Miller (D-Calif) introduces, 2/26/07, 364
1013, to prohibit the approval or continuation of waivers that provide coverage of nonpregnant adults under the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, Burgess (R-Texas) introduces, 2/26/07, 364
1034, to amend the National Guard Youth Challenge Program to relieve states from the program’s matching-funds requirements if nondefense funds are made available by other federal agencies, Wilson (R-SC) introduces, 2/26/07, 364
1050, to set a living wage by updating and extending the congressionally approved 1944 Economic Bill of Rights to include rights to decent jobs; income security for individuals unable to work for pay; a decent living for farm families; freedom from monopolies; decent housing; adequate health services; social security in old age, sickness, accidental injury and unemployment; collective bargaining; a safe working environment; and education and work training, Lee (D-Calif) introduces, 2/26/07, 364
1088, to authorize a pilot program to encourage institutions of higher education to run pregnant and parenting student services offices, Kaptur (D-Ohio) introduces, 2/26/07, 364
1211, to extend Montgomery GI Bill education benefits to reservists who serve more than two years of active duty in any five-year period, Matheson (D-Utah) introduces, 3/5/07, 380
1317, to establish a demonstration project to train unemployed workers for employment as health care professionals, Johnson (D-Tex) introduces, 3/12/07, 386
1338, the Paycheck Fairness Act, DeLauro (D-Conn) introduces, 4/30/07, 488
1339, to make residents of Puerto Rico eligible for the earned income tax credit, Res.Comm. FortuZo (R-PR) introduces, 3/12/07, 386
1369, to create a $400 million pot for family transitions, particularly the care of infants under age 1 by working mothers and leave for victims of domestic violence, Maloney (D-NY) introduces, 3/19/07, 402
1407, the Higher Education Affordability and Equity Act of 2007, English (R-Pa) introduces, 3/19/07, 402
1429, to reauthorize the Head Start Act, companion to S 556, Kildee (D-Mich) introduces, 3/19/07, 402; House passes, 5/21/07, 543
1431, to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, McCarthy (D-NY) introduces, 3/19/07, 402
1542, Healthy Families Act, to mandate minimum paid sick leave and employment benefits of seven days annually for employees working at least 30 hours and a prorated period for part-time workers, companion to S 910, introduced by DeLauro (D-Conn), speaker cites, 6/11/07, 578
1591, pairing a federal minimum wage hike to the supplemental war appropriations bill, Senate joins House in passing, 4/9/07, 458
1758, to provide status to 65,000 H-1B nonimmigrants who have a master’s or PhD degree and whose employers make contributions to scholarship funds in public colleges, Wu (D-Ore) introduces, 4/9/07, 460
1794, to improve the literacy and English skills of limited English proficient individuals, Grijalva (D-Ariz) introduces, 4/9/07, 460
1824, to expand the scope of programs of education for which accelerated payments of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill may be used, Michaud (D-Maine) introduces, House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity reviews, 5/14/07, 520
2202, the Worker Empowerment Act, creates a stand-alone wage insurance program for workers over age 50 similar to the Trade Adjustment Assistance program’s Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance benefit, companion to S 1330, McDermott (D-Wash) introduces, 5/14/07, 521
2206, minimum wage increase as part of a war funding bill, president signs after conference committee reports out, 6/4/07, 549
2214, the Adults Achieving the American Dream Act, would set aside funds from annual adult education appropriations for grants that support integrated English literacy and civics programs and would also offer tax incentives to employers who offer English as a second language programs to their workers, Hinojosa (D-Texas) introduces, 5/14/07, 528
2233, Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act, McDermott (D-Wash) introduces, 5/14/07, 529; summarized, 5/21/07, 534
2272, the 21st Century Competitiveness Act of 2007, passes House and Senate, is signed by president into PL 110-69, 8/27/07, 722
2419, the Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007, extending the Food Stamp Program (renamed the Secure Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) by Peterson (D-Minn), passes House, 8/6/07, 688
2430, to rename the Department of Education’s Office of Vocational and Adult Education as the Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education, companion to S 33, Castle (R-Del) introduces, 6/4/07, 564
2442, the Rural American Job Assistance and Creation Act, to authorize a $200 million grant program run jointly by the Departments of Commerce and Labor for job training projects run by consortia of employers and other organizations, such as state and local workforce agencies, McHugh (R-NY) introduces, 6/4/07, 564
2458, the Universal Higher Education and Lifetime Learning Act, to consolidate the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning tax credits with the tax deduction for tuition and fees, Emanuel (D-Ill) introduces, 6/4/07, 564
2559, to temporarily extend the Higher Education Act of 1965 through Oct. 31, Miller (D-Calif) introduces, 6/11/07, 570
2669, College Cost Reduction Act, raising Pell grants by Miller (D-Calif), passes House, 7/16/07, 646
2831, the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007, to amend civil rights and discrimination laws to state that discriminatory compensation occurs each time a paycheck is issued under those terms, by Miller (D-Calif), Education and Labor Committee reports out, 7/2/07, 620; House passes, 8/6/07, 688
2847, the Green Jobs Act of 2007, amending WIA to establish a renewable energy worker training program, Solis (D-Calif) introduces, Committee on Education and Labor reports out, 7/2/07, 622; House passes as part of HR 3221, an energy bill, 8/27/07, 722
2862, to change the meaning of “graduation rate,” Castle (R-Del) introduces, 7/2/07, 620
2901, to authorize a demonstration on Lifelong Learning Accounts as portable, worker-owned savings accounts used to finance education, training and apprenticeships, Allen (D-Maine) introduces, 7/16/07, 636
2924, to expand expenses that qualify for the Hope Scholarship Credit and to make the Hope Scholarship Credit and the Lifetime Learning Credit refundable, companion to S 360, Ellison (D-Minn) introduces, 7/16/07, 636
2951, to modify the earned income tax credit for single, childless workers, Yarmuth (D-Ky) introduces, 7/16/07, 636
2955, to revise the calculation of, reporting on and accountability for graduation rates, Scott (D-Va) introduces, 7/16/07, 636
3043, fiscal year 2008 appropriations bill for the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education, companion to S 1710, faces appropriations committee vote postponement, 6/18/07, 587; House Appropriations Committee passes, 7/30/07, 673; House passes, 7/30/07, 673
3162, the Children’s Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007, to extend and improve the state-operated Children’s Health Insurance Program, companion to S 1893, by Dingell (D-Mich), passes House, 8/6/07, 688
3168, setting up an educational mentor pilot program for at-risk youth through community partnerships, Hastings (D-Fla) introduces, 7/30/07, 672
3243, directing the Census Bureau to revise poverty rate tally, Weller (R-Ill) introduces, references, 8/6/07, 693
3378, to establish a demonstration loan program for nontraditional students, Baird (D-Wash) introduces, 8/27/07, 722
3395, to fund grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families, Davis (D-Ill) introduces, 8/27/07, 722
3439, a demonstration adding school counselors to reduce the dropout rate in troubled schools, Sánchez (D-Calif) introduces, 8/27/07, 722
3467, to expand counseling programs that minimize recidivism by reintegrating at-risk veterans into employment, Yarmuth (D-Ky) introduces, 8/27/07, 722
SConRes 21, the congressional budget for fiscal year 2008, 3/26/07, 418; House-Senate conference approves, 5/21/07, 533
SRes 166, to commemorate and salute the positive national and international impact of the late Rev. Leon Sullivan, founder of the Opportunities Industrialization Centers, 4/30/07, 484
7, to amend Higher Education Act Title IV concerning Pell Grants, Reid (D-Nev) introduces, 1/22/07, 284
26, a demonstration to test portable tax-favored lifelong learning accounts to be used by workers to finance education, training and apprenticeships, Cantwell (D-Wash), 1/22/07, 284
33, to rename the Department of Education’s Office of Vocational and Adult Education as the Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education, companion to HR 2430, Enzi (R-Wyo) introduces, Senate unanimously agrees to, 6/4/07, 564
97, to replace the Hope and Lifetime Learning Credit with a partially refundable college opportunity credit, Kerry (D-Mass) introduces, 1/22/07, 284
106, to establish a National Center for Social Work Research, Reid (D-Nev) introduces, 1/22/07, 284
122, to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to extend benefits to service sector workers and firms and to enhance trade adjustment assistance, Baucus (D-Mont) introduces, 1/22/07, 284
237, the AgJOBS bill (companion bill HR 371), to set up a temporary legal resident “blue card” for farmworkers who can show they worked in U.S. agriculture for at least 150 workdays over the previous two years, Feinstein (D-Calif) introduces, 1/22/07, 284
340, to improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits and security for foreign workers in the United States, a new version of the AgJOBS bill introduced as S 237, Feinstein (D-Calif) introduces, 1/29/07, 300
359, to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to immediately increase the maximum Pell Grant from $4,050 to $5,100, Kennedy (D-Mass) introduces, 1/29/07, 300
360, to expand expenses that qualify for the Hope Scholarship tax credit and make the credit and the Lifetime Learning credit refundable, Bingaman (D-NM) introduces, 1/29/07, 300
446, the Nurse Education, Expansion, and Development Act of 2007, Durbin (D-Ill) introduces, 2/12/07, 336
454, to increase funding for Pell Grants, expand the tax deduction for interest paid on student loans, raise the contribution limits for Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, and make permanent the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance, Collins (R-Me) introduces, 2/12/07, 336
526, the Veterans Employment and Training Act to expand job training opportunities for veterans in high-growth industries by broadening the scope of programs of education for which accelerated payments of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill may be used, Pryor (D-Ark) introduces, 2/26/07, 364
546, to address funding shortfalls in the State Children’s Health Insurance Program for fiscal year 2007, Chambliss (R-Ga) introduces, 2/26/07, 364
556, to reauthorize the Head Start Act, increasing funding authority from $6.8 to $7.9 billion by 2010 and raising eligibility to include children in families with incomes of up to 130 percent of the poverty line, Kennedy (D-Mass) introduces, 2/26/07, 364; reported out by Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, companion (HR 1429) passes House, 5/21/07, 543
591, to adjust food stamp aid for inflation and to direct disregards of certain retirement and education accounts, Chambliss (R-Ga) introduces, 2/26/07, 364
592, to provide for a tax credit to manufacturers who hire displaced workers receiving Trade Adjustment Assistance or Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance, Collins (R-Maine) introduces, 2/26/07, 364
675, to provide competitive grants for training court reporters and closed captioners to meet requirements for real-time writers under the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Harkin (D-Iowa) introduces, 2/26/07, 364
707, version of House-passed HR 990, to eliminate the tuition sensitivity provision in the Pell Grant program, Boxer (D-Calif) introduces, 3/5/07, 380
708, the Health Care and Training for Older Workers Act, to extend COBRA health insurance, improve access for seniors to job training and establish a Department of Labor clearinghouse of best practices for hiring and retaining older workers, 3/12/07, 391
709, the Older Worker Opportunity Act of 2007, to provide through 2010 a 25 percent tax credit for businesses that employ workers ages 62 and up in a “flexible work program,” involving a full- or part-time flexible work schedule and full pension and health care benefits, Kohl (D-Wis) introduces, 3/12/07, 391
765, to establish a grant program to improve high school graduation rates and prepare students for college and work, Burr (R-NC) introduces, 3/12/07, 386
766, the Paycheck Fairness Act, to amend the Equal Pay Act to tighten factors to defend wage differentials between male and female workers, prohibit punishment of workers for inquiring about the salaries of their peers, allow wage parity complaint class actions and authorizing a grant program to be run by the secretaries of labor and education to teach wage negotiation skills to girls and women, under WIA, Perkins and other fiscal streams, Clinton (D-NY) introduces, 4/23/07, 467
788, to authorize the Moving to Work Charter program to enable 250 public housing agencies to replicate the work of the MTW program run by the Keene Housing Authority in New Hampshire, Sununu (R-NH) introduces, 3/19/07, 402
829, to reauthorize HOPE VI, Mikulski (D-Md) introduces, committee holds hearing, 8/27/07, 727
851, to provide a higher education opportunity tax credit in place of existing education tax incentives, Schumer (D-NY) introduces, 3/19/07, 402
899, to amend the Higher Education Act raising the maximum Pell grant to $11,600 within five years and adjusting grants to increase students’ purchasing power relative to tuition by at least 5 percentage points in any given year, Dodd (D-Conn) introduces, 3/26/07, 418
910, Healthy Families Act, to mandate minimum paid sick leave and employment benefits of seven days annually for employees working at least 30 hours and a prorated period for part-time workers, companion to HR 1542, introduced by Kennedy (D-Mass), speaker cites, 6/11/07, 578
915, to set up a pilot program encouraging institutions of higher education to establish and operate pregnant and parenting student services offices for pregnant students, parenting students and prospective parenting students, Dole (R-NC) introduces, 4/9/07, 460
938, the Accessing College through Comprehensive Early Outreach and State Partnerships Act to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand college access and increase college persistence, Reed (D-RI) introduces, 4/9/07, 460
939, the Financial Aid Form Simplification and Access Act, to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to simplify and improve the process of applying for student assistance, Reed (D-RI) introduces, 4/9/07, 460
1041, the Employee Free Choice Act, expediting union sign-up procedures, Kennedy (D-Mass) introduces, companion to HR 800, Senate holds hearing on, 4/2/07, 441; stalls on Senate floor after petitions for cloture fail, 7/2/07, 620
1060, the Recidivism Reduction and Second Chance Act of 2007, Senate version of the House Second Chance Act to reauthorize the grant program for prisoner reentry under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, Biden (D-Del) introduces, 4/9/07, 460
1087, The Fair Pay Act, to expand the prohibition on employment discrimination in the Fair Labor Standards Act to include discrimination in the payment of wages, Harkin (D-Iowa) introduces, 4/23/07, 467
1092, to temporarily increase the number of visas that may be issued to certain highly skilled workers, Hagel (R-Neb) introduces, 4/23/07, 466
1133, banning refund anticipation loans based on earned income tax credits, Akaka (D-Hawaii) introduces, 4/23/07, 466
1136, to promote the economic security and safety of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault or stalking, Murray (D-Wash) introduces, 4/23/07, 466
1137, the Teen Pregnancy Prevention, Responsibility and Opportunity Act, to provide education and information programs, Menendez (D-NJ) introduces, 4/23/07, 477
1185, the Graduation Promise Act, to allocate federal dropout reduction funds to states, Bingaman (D-NM) introduces, 4/30/07, 485
1224, the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 by Rockefeller (D-WVa), Finance Committee approves, 7/23/07, 661
1278, the Veterans and Survivors Employment and Training Act of 2007, would extend accelerated payment to any short-term training program meeting one of three conditions, as determined by the Department of Labor, Hagel (R-Neb) introduces, 5/14/07, 520
1330, the Worker Empowerment Act creates a stand-alone wage insurance program for workers over age 50 similar to the Trade Adjustment Assistance program’s Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance benefit, companion to HR 2202, Schumer (D-NY) introduces, 5/14/07, 521
1333, the Strengthen the Earned Income Tax Credit Act of 2007, to reduce the marriage penalty, increase the credit for families with three or more children, expand the credit for childless filers and include combat pay as income in EITC calculations, Kerry (D-Mass) introduces, 5/21/07, 543
1348, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007, would increase the role that employment plays in the U.S. immigration system, 6/4/07, 562
1360, the Higher Education Affordability, Access, and Opportunity Act of 2007, would provide grant funding for workforce development curriculum development and small business training, add new loan authority of $2,000 for first- and second-year college students bound for high-wage and high-growth occupations, involve the WIA system in connecting students to the workforce, Dole (R-NC) introduces, 5/21/07, 543
1438, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007, Reid (D-Nev) introduces, 6/4/08, 562; stalls on the Senate floor after petitions for cloture fail, 7/2/07, 620
1461, to temporarily prohibit Administration for Children and Families officials from penalizing states that fail to meet work participation rates or having inadequate procedures for verifying participation, Rockefeller (D-WVa) introduces, 6/4/07, 564
1518, to reauthorize the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, consolidating several funding streams, Reed (D-RI) introduces, 6/11/07, 570
1604, the Nursing Education and Quality of Health Care Act, to increase the number of trained nurses by funding distance learning, Clinton (D-NY) introduces, 6/25/07, 602
1642, the Higher Education Amendments of 2007, bill to reauthorize HEA with provisions unrelated to entitlements, Kennedy (D-Mass) introduces, 6/25/07, 606; Senate passes, 8/8/07, 691
1652, the Trade Adjustment Assistance Reform Act, to amend the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to trade adjustment assistance for textile and apparel workers, Dole (R-NC) introduces, 6/25/07, 602
1710, The Senate Committee on Appropriations passed its fiscal year 2008 appropriations bill for the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education, companion to HR 3043, appropriations committee reports out, 6/25/07, 603
1730, to reward states for engaging in disabilities work activities, Smith (R-Ore) introduces, 7/16/07, 636
1762, Higher Education Access Act of 2007, which changes federal student grants and loans, Kennedy (D-Mass) introduces, 6/25/07, 606; Senate passes, 8/8/07, 691
1775, to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, also known as the No Child Left Behind Act of 2007, including the Graduate for a Better Future Act (S 765), setting up a grant program to improve high school graduation rates and prepare students for college and work, Burr (R-NC) introduces, 7/30/07, 672
1788, to revoke passports of individuals in arrears paying child support, Roberts (R-Kansas) introduces, 7/23/07, 654
1792, the Forewarn Act of 2007, which would amend the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act by doubling the penalties, Brown (D-Ohio) introduces, 7/30/07, 672
1843, the Fair Pay Restoration Act, reversing a Supreme Court decision in Ledbetter v. Goodyear, Kennedy (D-Mass) introduces, 7/30/07, 672
1848, the Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act of 2007, Baucus (D-Mont) introduces, 7/30/07, 675
1893, to reauthorize the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, by Baucus (D-Mont), companion to HR 3162, passes Senate, 8/6/07, 688
1971, to launch a grant program to assist members of the National Guard and Reserve in securing employment, Kerry (D-Mass) introduces, 8/27/07, 722
Cost of a literate immigrant population: $4.1 billion, 8/6/07, 695
Purse-string holder irked at discretionary favoritism, 3/19/07, 404
Americans United for the Separation of Church and State v. Prison Fellowship Ministries and the InnerChange Freedom Initiative, Appeal No. 06-2741, 8th Cir US Ct of Appeals, 9/25/06, 62; settlement, 7/16/07, 646
Christianson v. Leavitt, US Dist Ct, West Dist of Washington, 9/25/06, 70
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Outback Steakhouse, 06-CV-01935, US Dist Ct, Dist of Colorado, 10/16/06, 114
Freedom From Religion Foundation v. Chao, 04-CV-0381, US Dist Ct West Dist of Wisconsin, 05-A-1130, 7th Cir US Ct of Appeals, refiled for appeal as Hein v. Freedom From Religion, US Sup Ct, 06-157, 1/29/07, 310; ruling, 7/2/07, 623
Geneva College v. Chao, 06-CV-01663, US Dist Ct, West Dist of Pennsylvania, 1/8/07, 270; settlement, 5/21/07, 535
Hein v. Freedom From Religion (see Freedom From Religion Foundation v. Chao above)
Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co, Inc, US SupCt, No. 05-1074, 5/29/07, 6/11/07, 575
Moeller v. Bradford, no. 3:05-cv-334, US Dist Ct Midd Dist of Pennsylvania, 7/2/07, 624
Sanchez v San Diego, No. 04-55122, 9th Cir US Ct of Appeals, 10/16/06, 110
U.S. v. Cunningham, 4:07-CR-08, US Dist Ct, So Dist of Iowa, 1/29/07, 304
Walker v. Eggleston, 04-cv-0369, US Dist Ct, So Dist of New York, 12/4/06, 220
Mayor taps takeover team, 5/21/07, 541
Milwaukee mayor seeks control of area workforce board, 4/9/07, 451
So. Calif. areas bid to merge, 4/9/07, 451
IG treads where FEMA dares not; Fla. gets disallowed, 1/22/07, 291
Katrina swept poor, minorities from N.O., uncovered rifts, 8/28/06, 4
New Orleans rebounds from Katrina despite jobless rise, 8/27/07, 723
NOLA bus keeps on rolling, 10/30/06, 143
WIA roller-coaster funding continues for states in PY 2007, 4/23/07, 468
Imprisonment cited as major factor in black employment, 7/2/07, 627
Upjohn scholars present work, training menu of policy options, 7/2/07, 626
Jobs for Maine’s graduates shows long-term gain, 8/20/07, 710
States ponder DRA goals, 6/11/07, 580
Big Box boosters see proof in Wal-Mart 9-city growth aid plan, 3/19/07, 410
Capital airport opens career center for secured area jobs, 9/4/06, 17
Homemakers trade chocolate chips for computer chips, 11/27/06, 209
Maryland cuts tuition, 11/13/06, 179
Md. adopts living wage, 5/14/07, 528
Md. transit agency offers unused training seats to vets, 2/26/07, 358
Swayed by evaluation Charm City continues ‘YO! Baltimore,’ 10/2/06, 82
Nine states share WIA reward, 5/7/07, 509
Research fuels Mass. law, 10/2/06, 87
Mexico antipoverty program creator awaits future payoff, 1/29/07, 305
NAFTA’s scar left across three labor markets, say economists, 4/23/07, 475
N.Y.C. to emulate Mexico, 5/7/07, 503
Detroit foster program manages info with a wiki, 6/25/07, 610
High school plus 2, advocates say, pointing to Michigan plan, 3/26/07, 421
Michigan balances teen pay cut with income tax credit, 9/11/06, 33
Michigan credit unions target training loans, state chips in, 11/20/06, 188
Michigan expands JET, 10/16/06, 115
Mich. pioneers statewide videos, 12/18/06, 260
Michigan welfare services improve elementary schools, 10/9/06, 100
Moving firm offers Michigan agencies relocation deal, 9/25/06, 63
New WIA training plan seen attracting job creation, 8/20/07, 707
UAW members lose training benefits in auto reshuffle, 5/7/07, 505
Will water, college remake the Great Lakes region? 7/16/07, 639
Wolverine skills climb funded, 10/30/06, 147
Wyoming recruiters look in Michigan for workers, 9/25/06, 62
EZ, EC link to lower poverty, jobless rates eludes GAO, 10/9/06, 97
Gulf Coast construction program scales up, 10/30/06, 142
IG treads where FEMA dares not; Fla. gets disallowed, 1/22/07, 291
WIA roller-coaster funding continues for states in PY 2007, 4/23/07, 468
Missouri moves to high-tech basic skills workshops, 10/16/06, 108
Nine states share WIA reward, 5/7/07, 509
Circuit teachers drop in on Nebraska TANF clients, 10/2/06, 83
WIA roller-coaster funding continues for states in PY 2007, 4/23/07, 468
Iowa, N.H, Wyo. get new centers, 2/12/07, 345
N.H. wages join New England level, 5/7/07, 510
Ore, N.H, W.Va. Try tweaks around DRA TANF changes, 5/14/07, 527
States ponder DRA goals, 6/11/07, 580
ETS, community college pair up, 10/2/06, 86
Programs across nation aim to reconnect youth, 12/11/06, 240
School owner sentenced, 11/13/06, 180
WIA roller-coaster funding continues for states in PY 2007, 4/23/07, 468
Advocates fight New York over park workers’ food stamps, 12/4/06, 219
EZ, EC link to lower poverty, jobless rates eludes GAO, 10/9/06, 97
Nearly all NYC CASES program interns avoid reconviction, 11/27/06, 207
N.Y. employers value hiring spurs; wage subsidy urged, 12/18/06, 254
N.Y. Gov. nixes training for ‘sustainable wage’ jobs, 8/20/07, 708
N.Y. group doubles petitioners, 7/23/07, 662
N.Y. groups see ‘silent crisis’ as finances for workforce erode, 3/26/07, 426
N.Y. justice officials place greater focus on employment, 12/18/06, 253
N.Y.C. to emulate Mexico, 5/7/07, 503
Participants unhappy with N.Y. TANF disability scheme, 3/26/07, 423
Are Europeans lazy or taxed too much, economists ponder, 5/7/07, 504
Europeans aren’t lazy, Americans are overworked, 6/11/07, 578
Feds close center in N.C. park citing health, safety concerns, 4/23/07, 472
$5.85 per hour federal minimum wage takes effect July 24, 6/4/07, 549
Fed plan set in war bill, 4/30/07, 495
House ties wage to war, 3/26/07, 428
Tuna packer sends 200 packing, 6/25/07, 612
BLS finds call center hotbeds, 1/22/07, 294
Car sales jobs await, 8/27/07, 730
ER Doc pleads for help keeping nurses on the job, 3/5/07, 376
Ethanol: a field grows from finding a new use for crops, 12/11/06, 238
Gaming panel draws a crowd as casinos spread across country, 6/4/07, 554
Newly apprenticed job: lab animal handler, 7/30/07, 677
Nurse enrollments rise, 1/8/07, 273
Evangelical program to continue free of Iowa funds, 7/16/07, 645
Family factor seen as key to comprehensive reentry efforts, 8/20/07, 712
House-passed makeover pits prison firm against rivals, 9/25/06, 61
Imprisonment cited as major factor in black employment, 7/2/07, 627
Job court gives ex-offenders a reason to work, a way to try, 8/6/07, 697
Nearly all NYC CASES program interns avoid reconviction, 11/27/06, 207
N.Y. employers value hiring spurs; wage subsidy urged, 12/18/06, 254
N.Y. justice officials place greater focus on employment, 12/18/06, 253
Prison fellowship appeals shutdown of Iowa program, 9/25/06, 62
Programs across nation aim to reconnect youth, 12/11/06, 240
Ready4Work model yields lower recidivism, feds say, 4/2/07, 436
Religious program is scotched, 11/20/06, 195
San Diego jobs program is targeted to prisoners, 2/5/07, 325
Skeptical lawmakers hear defense of reentry programs, 10/2/06, 79
Big Box boosters see proof in Wal-Mart 9-city growth aid plan, 3/19/07, 410
Ohio candidates spin the pot, 10/16/06, 115
Ohio GM workers denied UI, 7/23/07, 663
Ohio postsecondary move seen as benefit to workers , 7/16/07, 641
Will water, college remake the Great Lakes region? 7/16/07, 639
Boomers to train for ‘Encore,’ 8/27/07, 731
EEOC: ‘age’ doesn’t mean ‘old,’ 8/28/06, 9
Employers ‘ignore’ retirements, 5/7/07, 510
ETA issues eligibility guidance, 1/8/07, 274
ETA rules set new SCSEP outcome measure details, 7/16/07, 638
ETA seeks advice on gauges, 2/26/07, 362
House, Senate compromise on senior jobs program, 10/9/06, 94
Job bank launched for over-40s, 10/9/06, 102
Kohl offers job retention bills as boomer retirements loom, 3/12/07, 391
New rule favors oldsters, 7/23/07, 662
Poorer elders feel more limits, 2/12/07, 346
ACF proposes new TANF cost allocation method, 10/2/06, 88
Capital airport opens career center for secured area jobs, 9/4/06, 17
Missouri moves to high-tech basic skills workshops, 10/16/06, 108
One-Stop offers wage advice, 1/8/07, 273
Playing name game can lead to premature branding syndrome, 11/6/06, 160
SSA proposes one-stops’ fast track entry as providers, 8/20/07, 715
Ore, N.H, W.Va. Try tweaks around DRA TANF changes, 5/14/07, 527
Nine states share WIA reward, 5/7/07, 509
House appropriators talk of another possible Pell increase, 2/26/07, 353
House approves Pell increase, 7/16/07, 646
Pell talk brings out discussion of income-contingent loans, 5/7/07, 502
Senate clears its plate; fall Pell grant hike expected, 8/6/07, 691
Senate committee passes Pell-enhancing package, 6/25/07, 606
Spellings fails to offer dollar specifics on increasing Pell aid, 10/2/06, 85
Big Box boosters see proof in Wal-Mart 9-city growth aid plan, 3/19/07, 410
Instructors raised scores by explaining math in tech, 2/12/07, 343
Job court gives ex-offenders a reason to work, a way to try, 8/6/07, 697
‘Middle-skills’ ventures seen as tugboats for fed flagships, 6/4/07, 555
Philadelphia’s U-turn aims to turn straying students around, 5/7/07, 506
States ponder DRA goals, 6/11/07, 580
Confidentiality regs issued, 10/9/06, 103
Data sharing seen in flux, 10/9/06, 103
GAO drops other shoe on HHS, 8/28/06, 7
Nine states share WIA reward, 5/7/07, 509
States, NASWA out of WRIS, 11/13/06, 179
30 states share records, 3/26/07, 429
Earnings out for WIA bonuses, 11/13/06, 179
ETA seeks advice on gauges, 2/26/07, 362
NGA, NASWA advocate for common measures, 5/14/07, 528
Feds anticipate states will use new powers to prod innovation, 3/19/07, 409
House panel aims to support TRIO programs, 4/2/07, 438
UAW members lose training benefits in auto reshuffle, 5/7/07, 505
Americans care about wages, job-attractive communities, 10/9/06, 95
Caseloads rise in 8 states, 12/4/06, 227
Cuts blamed on education lobby, poor advocacy, no law, jobless rate, 7/30/07, 674
Dems see workforce programs as ‘well-intended,’ not working, 7/23/07, 656
Ex-staffer tries hand at welfare reform drama, 12/4/06, 223
Hardship hits blacks, Hispanics, 12/11/06, 242
Herger finds fault where GAO doesn’t, 10/30/06, 145
House asked to revise measure, sever count from eligibility, 8/6/07, 693
House hearing on reduction draws calls for EITC reform, 5/7/07, 503
IDAs could bridge education, training gaps in TANF, WIA, 11/6/06, 162
Mayors set social agenda with little red book, list of ideas, 2/5/07, 324
N.Y. group doubles petitioners, 7/23/07, 662
Poverty doesn’t pay, it costs, some experts say, 1/29/07, 304
WIA bill, added funding stream seen likely in next Congress, 11/27/06, 203
Workforce, education, work support policymakers change, 11/13/06, 170
CAAs try progress benchmarks toward broad-based prosperity, 6/11/07, 576
Did DRA law hamstring states? 11/20/06, 195
Economist: living wages cut into poor families’ benefits, 10/2/06, 81
‘Have mores’ soar; immigrants alone achieve American dream, 10/30/06, 144
Household income rises while national poverty rate levels, 9/4/06, 18
Low-wage workers see training as important for retention, 11/6/06, 158
Katrina swept poor, minorities from N.O., uncovered rifts, 8/28/06, 4
Many more cities now captured in census poverty counts, 9/4/06, 19
Marital gender gap, broader crisis cast doubt on promotion, 12/4/06, 221
Michigan welfare services improve elementary schools, 10/9/06, 100
Poor are told to save, but nest egg can bar way to benefits, 11/20/06, 191
Poor move to suburbs, too, 12/18/06, 261
Poorer elders feel more limits, 2/12/07, 346
Poverty prevention channels teens to college, not gangs, 12/18/06, 257
Regional economists point to spatial factors in poor pockets, 9/18/06, 51
Relocation improves living space, not employment, 8/27/07, 726
Soup of Success feeds needy women skills for jobs, life, 10/9/06, 98
TANF tox check becomes issue, 9/25/06, 70
Teen pregnancy drops, 9/25/06, 71
Workplace policies could aid mothers attempting sufficiency, 6/11/07, 577
CVS trains techs for pharmacy, 10/16/06, 116
Search workers look for jobs, 8/27/07, 731
UPS offers college to night shift handlers, 5/14/07, 522
ACS takes over Texas center, 5/21/07, 542
DOL layoff probe sought, 5/21/07, 541
Hoosier gov. signs IBM deal, 1/8/07, 274
Hoosier lawmakers, public oppose deal with IBM group, 1/22/07, 288
Opposition unanimous at public hearing, 1/22/07, 289
$165K post-scandal salary limit applies to ETA funding, 8/28/06, 3
Federal hike may cause some programs to recalculate, 1/22/07, 286
Iowa agency charged with race bias; governor orders review, 10/23/06, 123
Soup of Success feeds needy women skills for jobs, life, 10/9/06, 98
Federal hike may cause some programs to recalculate, 1/22/07, 286
Beyond WIA lies free education, service blend, J-men propose, 4/23/07, 468
ETA looks to advance model across workforce system, 12/4/06, 220
Guide aims to explain practice behind career pathways, 2/5/07, 327
NY shutters business school for issuing GED-level degrees, 10/9/06, 93
School owner sentenced, 11/13/06, 180
Whatever It Takes: How Twelve Communities are Reconnecting Out-of-School Youth, 12/11/06,
Demilitarizing What the Pentagon Knows About Developing Young People: A New Paradigm for Educating Students Who Are Struggling in School and in Life by Hugh Price, 8/20/07, 714
The Future of Children, Fall 2006, 10/30/06, 145
The New Orleans Index, 8/27/07, 724
Progress Against Poverty: Sustaining Mexico’s Progresa-Oportu- nidades Program, by Santiago Levy, 1/29/07, 307
The Vital Center: A Federal State Compact to Renew the Great Lakes Region, 7/16/07, 640
Work over Welfare: The Inside Story of the 1996 Welfare Reform Law by Ron Haskins, Brookings Institution Press, 12/4/06, 224
The Economic Costs of Poverty in the United States: Subsequent Effects of Children Growing Up Poor by Harry Holzer et al., 1/29/07, 305
Recommendations for WIA Reauthorization Legislation: Title I Youth Provisions, by Linda Harris, 7/30/07, 682
Recommended Changes to the No Child Left Behind Act to Address Workforce Issues, by Linda Harris with Rhonda Tsoi-A-Fatt, 7/30/07, 682
Addressing Longstanding Gaps in Unemployment Insurance Coverage by Chad Stone, Robert Greenstein, and Martha Coven, 7/30/07, 682
Nine Years of Neglect: Federal Minimum Wage Remains Unchanged, 9/11/06, 40
Department of Labor Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2006-2011, 11/6/06, 158
An Economy That Puts Families First: Expanding the Social Contract to Include Family Care, 6/11/07, 578
Revisiting NAFTA: Still Not Working for America’s Workers, 4/23/07, 476
Distributional, Employment and Budgetary Effects of Living Wage Ordinances, by Robert Strauss, 10/2/06, 82
Community Services Block Grant Program: HHS Should Improve Oversight by Focusing Monitoring and Assistance Efforts on Areas of High Risk, 8/28/06, 7
Defense Management: Actions Are Needed to Improve the Management and Oversight of the National Guard Youth Challenge Program, 10/23/06, 131
Employment Arrangements: Improved Outreach Could Help Ensure Proper Worker Classification, 11/13/06, 177
Empowerment Zone and Enterprise Community Program: Improvements Occurred in Communities, but the Effect of the Program Is Unclear, 10/9/06, 98
Empowerment Zone and Enterprise Community Program: Survey of Round I Federal Enterprise Communities, 10/9/06, 98
Engaging and Retaining Older Workers, 3/12/07, 393
Federal Transit Administration: Progress Made in Implementing Changes to the Job Access Program, but Evaluation and Oversight Processes Need Improvement, 1/22/07, 294
Food Stamp Program: Use of Alternative Methods to Apply for and Maintain Benefits Could Be Enhanced by Additional Evaluation and Information on Promising Practices, 5/21/07, 537
National Emergency Grants: Labor Has Improved Its Grant Award Timeliness and Data Collection, but Further Steps Can Improve Process, 9/25/06, 67
Poverty in America: Economic Research Shows Adverse Impacts on Health Status and Other Social Conditions and the Economic Growth Rate, 1/29/07, 305
Trade Adjustment Assistance: Changes to Funding Allocation and Eligibility Requirement Could Enhance States’ Ability to Provide Benefits and Services, 6/11/07, 572
Trade Adjustment Assistance: Industry Certification Would Likely Make More Workers Eligible, but Design and Implementation Challenges Exist, 8/20/07, 710
Unemployment Insurance: States’ Tax Financing Systems Allow Costs to Be Shared among Industries, 9/11/06, 38
Vocational Rehabilitation: Earnings Increased for Many SSA Beneficiaries after Completing VR Services, but Few Earned Enough to Leave SSA’s Disability Rolls, 4/9/07, 458
Vocational Rehabilitation: Improved Information and Practices May Enhance State Agency Earnings Outcomes for SSA Beneficiaries, 6/11/07, 576
YouthBuild Program: Analysis of Outcome Data Needed to Determine Long-Term Benefits, 3/12/07, 389
The Best and Worst State Economies for Women, 1/8/07, 275
The Women of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast: Multiple Disadvantages and Key Assets for Recovery by Erica Williams, Olga Sorokina, Avis Jones-DeWeever and Heidi Hartmann, 8/28/06, 5
“The Tragic Loss of the Summer Jobs Program: Why It Is Time to Reinstate!” by Linda Harris, FOCUS magazine, 7/30/07, 682
Evaluation of the Military Base National Emergency Grants: Final Report, by Karen Needles, Jeanne Bellotti, Mina Dadgar and Walter Nicholson, 4/30/07, 487
Managing Customers’ Training Choices: Findings from the Individual Training Account Experiment by Sheena McConnell et al., 2/12/07, 340
The Employment Retention and Advancement Project Results from the Chicago ERA Site by Dan Bloom, Richard Hendra and Jocelyn Page, 2/26/07, 361
Staying in work and moving up: Evidence from the UK Employment Retention and Advancement demonstration, by Lesley Hoggart, Verity Campbell-Barr, Kathryn Ray and Sandra Vegeris, 4/2/07, 444
Dropout Rates in the United States: 2005, 7/23/07, 660
Retooling Career Technical Education, 7/23/07, 659
Building Academic Skills in Context: Testing the Value of Enhanced Math Learning in CTE, 2/12/07, 344
Illinois Workforce Investment Act Statewide Activity Fourth Quarter Expenditures by the Department of Labor Office of Inspector General, 6/4/07, 558
KentuckianaWorks’ Competitive and Formula Welfare-to-Work Grants and KentuckianaWorks’ response, 5/21/07, 540
Semiannual Report to Congress, April 1, 2006 — September 30, 2006, OIG USDOL, 1/22/07, 292
Semiannual Report to Congress, April 1, 2006 — September 30, 2006, OIG USED, 1/22/07, 292
Semiannual Report to Congress, April 1, 2006 — September 30, 2006, OIG USHHS, 1/22/07, 292
Semiannual Report to Congress, October 1, 2006 – March 31, 2007, OIG USDOL, 6/11/07, 574
Getting Connected by Shayne Spaulding, 10/23/06, 129
netWORKS by Laura Wickoff and Carol Clymer, 10/23/06, 129
The Characteristics of Unauthorized Immigrants in California, Los Angeles County, and the United States, Randy Capps and Karina Fortuny, with Jeffrey Passel, 3/19/07, 407
A Decade of HOPE VI: Research Findings and Policy Challenges by Susan Popkin et al., 8/27/07, 728
Federalism after Hurricane Katrina: How Can Social Programs Respond to a Major Disaster?, 12/18/06, 259
HOPE VI’d and On the Move by Jennifer Comey, 8/27/07, 728
One Year Out: Experiences of Prisoners Returning to Cleveland, 8/20/07, 713
Relocation Is Not Enough: Employment Barriers among HOPE VI Families by Diane Levy and Mark Woolley, 8/27/07, 728
Reshaping the American workforce in a changing economy, eds. Harry Holzer and Demetra Nightingale, 4/9/07, 453
Supporting Child Care Subsidy Access and Retention: Strategies from Seven Midwestern States, 1/22/07, 293
TANF Policies for the Hard to Employ: Understanding State Approaches and Future Directions by Pamela Loprest, Pamela Holcomb, Karin Martinson and Sheila Zedlewski, 8/20/07, 715
Trends in the Low-Wage Immigrant Labor Force, 2000–2005, Randy Capps and Karina Fortuny, with Michael Fix, Migration Policy Institute, 3/19/07, 407
Trends in Work Supports for Low-Income Families with Children, 7/16/07, 647
Boosting the Earnings and Employment of Low-Skilled Workers in the United States: Making Work Pay and Removing Barriers to Employment and Social Mobility by Stephen Raphael, 7/2/07, 627
The Geography of American Poverty: Is There a Need for Place-Based Policies? by Mark Partridge and Dan Rickman, 9/18/06, 52
The Shadow Workforce: Perspectives on Contingent Work in the United States, Japan and Europe, edited by Sandra Gleason, 7/2/07, 631
Adult English Language Instruction in the United States: Determining Need and Investing Wisely, Migration Policy Institute, 8/6/07, 696
Assessing Child Support Arrears in Nine Large States and the Nation by Elaine Sorensen et al., 8/27/07, 730
Behind the Pay Gap, by Catherine Hill and Judy Goldberg Dey, American Association of University Women Educational Foundation, 4/30/07, 489
Benchmarking Workforce Investment Boards: Critical Success Factors, Corporation for a Skilled Workforce, 11/27/06, 207
Can California Import Enough College Graduates to Meet Workforce Needs? by Hans Johnson and Deborah Reed, Public Policy Institute of California, 6/11/07, 580
The Consequences of Marriage for African Americans: A Comprehensive Literature Review, by Lorraine Blackman, et al., Institute for American Values, 12/4/06, 222
Expanding Opportunities: Postsecondary Career and Technical Education and Preparing Tomorrow’s Workforce, Association for Career and Technical Education, 6/4/07, 559
Evaluation of Education Maintenance Allowance Pilots: Young People Aged 16 to 19 Years, Final Report of the Quantitative Evaluation, U.K. Department for Children, Schools and Families, 8/27/07, 726
An Evaluation of the National Ways to Work Program, by Marcela Gutiérrez-Mayka, Victoria Dougherty and Amanda Bergson-Shilcock, OMG Center for Collaborative Learning 10/23/06, 126
Failure to Comply: The Disconnect Between Design and Implementation of HRA’s WeCARE, Community Voices Heard, 3/26/07, 425
Families That Work: Policies for Reconciling Parenthood and Employment, by Janet Gornick and Marcia Meyers, Russell Sage Foundation, 6/11/07, 579
Gold Collar: How State Job Subsidies in the Chicago Region Favor Affluent Suburbs by Jeff McCourt and Greg LeRoy, Good Jobs First, 1/29/07, 309
“Gradient of Disability across the Socioeconomic Spectrum in the United States,” Meredith Minkler, Dr.P.H. et al., The New England Journal of Medicine, 2/12/07, 346
The Great Risk Shift: The Assault on American Jobs, Families, Health Care, and Retirement - And How You Can Fight Back by Jacob S. Hacker, New York: Oxford University Press, 2006, 343
The High-Tech Downturn in Silicon Valley: What Happened to All Those Skilled Workers? by Michael Dardia, Tracey Grose, Hugh Roghmann, Peggy O’Brien-Strain, Sphere Institute, 4/30/07, 492
How Can Employers Increase the Productivity and Retention of Entry-Level, Hourly Employees? Families and Work Institute, 11/6/06, 159
Household Food Security in the United States, 2004, USDA, 12/11/06, 243
The Minimum Wage and Employment A Review of Evidence from the New Minimum Wage Research by David Neumark and William Wascher, American Enterprise Institute, 12/18/06, 256
Mortgaging Our Future, Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, 9/25/06, 68
“Neighborhoods and Academic Achievement: Results from the MTO Experiment,” Journal of Human Resources, 8/27/07, 728
The New American Workplace by James O’Toole and Edward Lawler, Palgrave Macmillan, 2/12/07, 345
“New Kids on the Block: Results of the Moving to Opportunity Experiment” by Lisa Sanbonmatsu et al., Education Next, 8/27/07, 728
The President’s Demand-Driven Workforce Development Initiatives by Ann Lordeman and Linda Levine, Congressional Research Service, 3/5/07, 370
The Pro-Growth Progressive: An Economic Strategy for Shared Prosperity by Gene Sperling, 7/30/07, 675
Silicon Valley Roots: Foundational Occupations with Growth Potential, North Valley Workforce Investment Board, 4/30/07, 493
Stepping Stones to a Degree: The Impact of Enrollment Pathways and Milestones on Community College Student Outcomes, by Juan Carlos Calcagno et al., Community College Research Center, 11/13/06, 178
“Toward Universal Coverage in Massachusetts,” by Blumberg, Holahan et al., Inquiry, summer 2006, 10/2/06, 87
Unlocking Rural Competitiveness: the Role of Regional Clusters, by Economic Development Administration, 4/30/07, 495
The Wal-Mart Revolution: How Big-Box Stores Benefit Consumers, Workers and the Economy, American Enterprise Institute Press, 3/19/07, 410
“Welfare Receipt and Substance-Abuse Treatment Among Low-Income Mothers: The Impact of Welfare Reform,” by Harold Pollack and Peter Reuter, American Journal of Public Health, November 2006, Vol. 96, No. 11, 10/23/06, 130
“Whose Job is It? Creating Opportunities for Advancement,” by Nan Poppe, Julie Strawn and Karin Martinson, in Workforce Intermediaries in the 21st Century, ed. Robert P. Giloth, 2003, 7/2/07, 623
Working in America: Transitioning in a Global Economy, Recommendations from a National Conversation on Jobs, Council for Excellence in Government, 10/9/06, 96
ACF official: use TANF reserves to meet child care needs, 3/12/07, 390
Administration renews call for Career Advancement Accounts, 2/12/07, 338
Feds anticipate states will use new powers to prod Perkins innovation, 3/19/07, 409
Focus on pay, job security, drop ‘work first,’ urge experts, 4/9/07, 452
Gender parity debate sparks call for WIA reauthorization, 4/23/07, 467
High school plus 2, advocates say, pointing to Michigan plan, 3/26/07, 421
Hill staffers look to 2007 for WIA, worry about appropriations, 10/2/06, 77
Hinojosa enters Title II bill, 5/14/07, 528
Holt vows to renew pressure to allow funds for laptops, 12/18/06, 252
House approves Pell increase, 7/16/07, 646
House panel hears calls for funding, flexibility, expansion, 7/2/07, 621
House panel review pores over education aid awareness, cost, minorities, 3/19/07, 403
House panel takes a second look at outcomes of DRA, 3/12/07, 389
House, Senate compromise on senior jobs program, 10/9/06, 94
House, Senate vary emphases, 3/26/07, 428
Lawmakers heed local calls to squelch WIA regulations, 2/5/07, 322
NGA, NASWA advocate for common measures, 5/14/07, 528
Practitioners get attention at second House WIA hearing, 8/6/07, 689
Prep lawmakers new to WIA, work supports, aides urge, 2/5/07, 323
Reauthorize WIA to end expenditures dispute, IG says, 6/11/07, 573
Senate committee passes Pell-enhancing package, 6/25/07, 606
WIA bill, added funding stream seen likely in next Congress, 11/27/06, 203
WIA funding, renewal trumps church bias plank, say pros, 12/11/06, 235
WIA reauthorization on senators minds for ’07, ½2/07, 293
Workforce analysis anthology highlights policy shift, 4/9/07, 453
WIRED III, regionalism is talk of the town, 3/5/07, 371
ACF proposes new TANF cost allocation method, 10/2/06, 88
ACF urges intensive job search to handle work rate pressure, 10/16/06, 107
CalWORKS pay for performance aims to meet DRA work rules, 11/20/06, 187
Comments in, TANF rules coming, 9/4/06, 22
Confidentiality UI regs issued, 10/9/06, 103
DeRocco slips coal in ES unionized workers’ stockings, 1/8/07, 267
Did DRA law hamstring states? 11/20/06, 195
Employment, training rules stacked up high on agenda, 5/14/07, 517
ETA rules set new SCSEP outcome measure details, 7/16/07, 638
ETA seeks advice on gauges, 2/26/07, 362
ETA Trade Act wage-loss rules could affect WIA training, 10/30/06, 141
Last TAA regs due in April; TANF, Ticket rules set to be finished, 1/8/07, 268
New rule favors oldsters, 7/23/07, 662
New TANF rules rapped as bean counting, micromanagement, 10/2/06, 78
Rules set appraisal process, activity options, allow limits, 9/4/06, 15
Stakeholders to DeRocco: kindly work with Congress, 3/12/07, 387
Workforce program needs are factor in new child labor regs, 5/7/07, 507
Illinois reporting problems illustrate WIA spending debate, 6/4/07, 557
CVS trains techs for pharmacy, 10/16/06, 116
WIA roller-coaster funding continues for states in PY 2007, 4/23/07, 468
Circuit teachers drop in on Nebraska TANF clients, 10/2/06, 83
YouthBuild USA looks into cars for rural affiliates, 1/8/07, 270
Bridge to employment links youth to health science firms, 10/16/06, 112
California county crafts job clusters from data, 4/23/07, 470
Jobless in high-tech corridor pointed to ‘foundational’ jobs, 4/30/07, 491
Cluster theory reshapes rural Hoosier perception, 4/30/07, 493
Calif. sees future skills gap, 6/11/07, 580
Etiquette turns ivy cheeks red, 10/30/06, 147
Soup of Success feeds needy women skills for jobs, life, 10/9/06, 98
ETA urges system rewrites, 2/5/07, 329
Ore, N.H, W.Va. Try tweaks around DRA TANF changes, 5/14/07, 527
WIA roller-coaster funding continues for states in PY 2007, 4/23/07, 468
Wisconsin reshuffles agencies, 2/12/07, 345
Skeptical lawmakers hear defense of reentry programs, 10/2/06, 79
TANF, drugs, treatment cross paths in post-reform era, 10/23/06, 129
TANF tox check becomes issue, 9/25/06, 70
Analyst links WIA, NCLB, calls for revival of summer jobs, 7/30/07, 681
Hot days don’t grow jobs, 9/4/06, 22
Economist: Swedish welfare model not as pretty as seems, 4/23/07, 470
Europeans aren’t lazy, Americans are overworked, 6/11/07, 578
Are Europeans lazy or taxed too much, economists ponder, 5/7/07, 504
Europeans aren’t lazy, Americans are overworked, 6/11/07, 578
500 firms back WTW-WOTC, 9/25/06, 71
Congress reminded education credits often overlooked, 12/11/06, 237
Congress revives tax credits for hiring disadvantaged, 12/18/06, 251
Governors plead for relief, 7/2/07, 631
House hearing on reduction draws calls for EITC reform, 5/7/07, 503
Local efforts key to rewarding EITC eligible, 2/26/07, 356
Payback for working Iowans, 5/21/07, 542
To credit or not to credit? Even the experts aren’t sure, 11/13/06, 175
Work-credits boom in Indiana, 11/13/06, 180
ACF official: use TANF reserves to meet child care needs, 3/12/07, 390
ACF proposes new TANF cost allocation method, 10/2/06, 88
ACF urges intensive job search to handle work rate pressure, 10/16/06, 107
ACS takes over Texas center, 5/21/07, 542
Appeals panel upholds TANF eligibility home visits, 10/16/06, 109
CalWORKS pay for performance aims to meet DRA work rules, 11/20/06, 187
Caseloads rise in 8 states, 12/4/06, 227
Chicago ERA program cuts TANF use; clients gain little, 2/26/07, 359
Circuit teachers drop in on Nebraska TANF clients, 10/2/06, 83
Comments in, rules coming, 9/4/06, 22
Dueling analysts share dissatisfaction with PRWORA, 8/28/06, 5
Govs., economist push for reformed work rules, 7/23/07, 657
‘High road’ effort sought from ‘low road’ revision, 3/26/07, 425
House panel takes a second look at outcomes of DRA, 3/12/07, 389
Last TAA regs due in April; TANF, Ticket rules set to be finished, 1/8/07, 268
Michigan expands JET, 10/16/06, 115
Michigan welfare services improve elementary schools, 10/9/06, 100
New rules rapped as bean counting, micromanagement, 10/2/06, 78
N.Y. Gov. nixes training for ‘sustainable wage’ jobs, 8/20/07, 708
Ohio candidates spin the pot, 10/16/06, 115
Ore, N.H, W.Va. Try tweaks around DRA TANF changes, 5/14/07, 527
Participants unhappy with N.Y. TANF disability scheme, 3/26/07, 423
Poor are told to save, but nest egg can bar way to benefits, 11/20/06, 191
Squier: remember FBOs, 6/11/07, 579
States ponder DRA goals, 6/11/07, 580
States take the reins to help tough clients clear hurdles, 8/20/07, 714
TANF, drugs, treatment cross paths in post-reform era, 10/23/06, 129
TANF tox check becomes issue, 9/25/06, 70
Tribe TANF tries gangsta appeal, 10/30/06, 147
Wisconsin reshuffles agencies, 2/12/07, 345
Detroit foster program manages info with a wiki, 6/25/07, 610
ETA touts technology-based workforce initiatives, grants, 7/23/07, 655
Jobless in high-tech corridor pointed to ‘foundational’ jobs, 4/30/07, 491
Missouri moves to high-tech basic skills workshops, 10/16/06, 108
Targeted IT program offers free web-based training slots, 8/27/07, 724
Corps teens may be parents, but they don’t fly solo, 9/18/06, 50
Nine states share WIA reward, 5/7/07, 509
ACS takes over Texas center, 5/21/07, 542
Average earnings fall in medicaid buy-in program, 10/9/06, 101
Delay on rules continues as program ‘bleeds’ providers, 4/23/07, 473
Last TAA regs due in April; TANF, Ticket rules set to be finished, 1/8/07, 268
Providers await regs, 10/23/06, 131
Regs still months away as SSA reviews work requirement, 11/27/06, 204
SSA proposes one-stops’ fast track entry as providers, 8/20/07, 715
Chao raises red flag, 7/23/07, 661
Committee opens ears to states, mulls quick reauthorization, 6/25/07, 604
ETA deals out reserve pot, 10/9/06, 102
ETA Trade Act wage-loss rules could affect WIA training, 10/30/06, 141
GOP Rep pushes TAA training, 2/26/07, 363
House ed, labor committee looks at trade program, 4/2/07, 439
Industry vetting to double eligibles; extension proposed, 8/20/07, 709
Last TAA regs due in April; TANF, Ticket rules set to be finished, 1/8/07, 268
Moving firm offers Michigan agencies relocation deal, 9/25/06, 63
NAFTA’s scar left across three labor markets, say economists, 4/23/07, 475
Review exposes dysfunction in training allotments to states, 6/11/07, 571
Rules set appraisal process, activity options, allow limits, 9/4/06, 15
Senate bill expands eligibility, adds retraining, reemployment, 7/30/07, 675
Senate leaders share thoughts on reauthorization, 6/11/07, 572
Corinthian settles complaint, 8/6/07, 699
NY shutters business school for issuing GED-level degrees, 10/9/06, 93
School owner sentenced, 11/13/06, 180
Tuition rates rise again, 10/30/06, 146
Gulf Coast construction program scales up, 10/30/06, 142
Md transit agency offers unused training seats to vets, 2/26/07, 358
National academy of railroad sciences a business model, 7/30/07, 679
Targeted IT program offers free Web-based training slots, 8/27/07, 724
Transgender employment program seeks to save lives, 5/14/07, 525
What is process tech?, 5/14/07, 524
WIB, community college build process technology pipeline, 5/14/07, 523
Car loans put poor families on the road to opportunity, 10/23/06, 125
Car sharing offered to Seattle jobs program participants, 10/23/06, 123
Child care advocates eye transit planning, 10/9/06, 99
JARC rules slow spending, 1/22/07, 293
Md transit agency offers unused training seats to vets, 2/26/07, 358
NOLA bus keeps on rolling, 10/30/06, 143
Planning requirement eased, 9/18/06, 54
YouthBuild USA looks into cars for rural affiliates, 1/8/07, 270
Accounts could draw more clients, lengthen schooling, 2/12/07, 339
Administration renews call for Career Advancement Accounts, 2/12/07, 338
Congress reminded education credits often overlooked, 12/11/06, 237
IDAs could bridge education, training gaps in TANF, WIA, 11/6/06, 162
Michigan credit unions target training loans, state chips in, 11/20/06, 188
Confidentiality regs issued, 10/9/06, 103
Data sharing seen in flux, 10/9/06, 103
Feds regulate basic eligibility premise, 1/29/07, 302
FEMA cracks down on DUA, 8/6/07, 699
House economic security bill vies with UI diversion plank, 3/26/07, 419
Kennedy reform bill version eggs on updates with bonuses, 8/6/07, 692
Lawmakers size up larger wage insurance program, 3/5/07, 373
Liberalization bill introduced, 5/14/07, 529
Low seen calling for reform, 7/30/07, 682
McDermott modernization offers states incentives, 5/21/07, 534
Ohio GM workers denied UI, 7/23/07, 663
Poor single mothers seen gaining foothold in UI rolls, 9/11/06, 38
Reform package unveiled, 3/19/07, 412
Some high-turnover firms underpay UI, GAO probe finds, 9/11/06, 37
Wonkfest touts reformed UI, universal plan, flexicurity, 9/25/06, 64
August jobless hit doldrums, 9/11/06, 40
BLS sees city rate declines, 9/18/06, 55
Calif. leads job gains, 9/25/06, 71
Canada catches up, 8/20/07, 716
Declines spread across states, 10/30/06, 148
Duo clings to double digits, 10/2/06, 86
Fargo hits lowest rate, 11/13/06, 180
Grassroots jobless level off, 11/27/06, 212
Grinch skips Dec. job market, 1/8/07, 275
Holding pattern seen for jobs, 12/11/06, 244
Hurricane states top winners, 1/22/07, 295
Idaho job gains lead, 1/29/07, 311
Iowa moves ahead, 2/5/07, 328
Jobs gain, rate ticks up, 2/5/07, 329
Katrina cities see rate drops, 2/12/07, 347
Losses for builders in Feb, 3/12/07, 398
Mont. grows micropolitan jobs, 3/19/07, 413
New Orleans levels off, 3/26/07, 430
Offset seen in building figures, 4/9/07, 459
Pacific job gains seen, 4/30/07, 496
Quiescence continues, 5/7/07, 511
Rise in jobs fails to lower rate, 6/4/07, 563
Scottsdale scores low, 8/20/07, 717
Texas leads pack in May, 7/2/07, 632
Total jobs rise holds rate flat, 7/16/07, 648
Utah gains jobs, scores low, 8/27/07, 732
Volume rise ticks up rate, 8/6/07, 700
Card bill draws familiar foes, 2/26/07, 362
Child care union wins contract, 12/4/06, 228
DeRocco slips coal in ES unionized workers’ stockings, 1/8/07, 267
EFCA bill debuts debate for unions made easier, 4/2/07, 441
Familiar foes tug at bill, 3/26/07, 427
GAO analysts seek to unionize, 5/7/07, 511
GAO pay dustup aired out at joint congressional hearing, 6/4/07, 559
NAM unveils production skill development certification, 10/2/06, 80
UAW members lose training benefits in auto reshuffle, 5/7/07, 505
Scots protest exotic want-ads, 9/18/06, 54
UK demo favors custom fit to retain position, move up, 4/2/07, 443
Big Box boosters see proof in Wal-Mart 9-city growth aid plan, 3/19/07, 410
EZ, EC link to lower poverty, jobless rates eludes GAO, 10/9/06, 97
Mayors set social agenda with little red book, list of ideas, 2/5/07, 324
Nearly all NYC CASES program interns avoid reconviction, 11/27/06, 207
Relocation improves living space, not employment, 8/27/07, 726
Swayed by evaluation Charm City continues ‘YO! Baltimore,’ 10/2/06, 82
Them that’s got get more subsidies, group finds, 1/29/07, 308
Universal plan a ‘fundamental value,’ advocate tells mayors, 2/5/07, 325
Programs across nation aim to reconnect youth, 12/11/06, 240
Debate broils over improving education benefits for reservists, 10/16/06, 110
DOD, DOL sing from different book on military spouses, 3/5/07, 374
GI Bill agencies say training demands call for funds, 4/30/07, 490
GI bill lump-sum payments bid for high-demand job training, 5/14/07, 519
Guam sets up MOU with military, 10/30/06, 147
House subcommittee weighs Iraq vets, Job Corps, Perkins, 3/26/07, 420
Md transit agency offers unused training seats to vets, 2/26/07, 358
SBA offers vets loans, 6/25/07, 611
Va. vets center taps donated software, 10/2/06, 87
Big Box boosters see proof in Wal-Mart 9-city growth aid plan, 3/19/07, 410
Nine states share WIA reward, 5/7/07, 509
Va. vets center taps donated software, 10/2/06, 87
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Few SSI, SSDI beneficiaries leave rolls after rehab, GAO finds, 4/9/07, 457
GAO study points to agency best practices, 6/11/07, 575
Regs still months away as SSA reviews work requirement, 11/27/06, 204
ETA launches account demo, 11/6/06, 163
$5.85 per hour federal minimum wage takes effect July 24, 6/4/07, 549
AAUW paper becomes House hearing debate epicenter, 4/30/07, 488
Ariz. regulators set minimum for disability programs, 4/9/07, 456
Bush lays stance on hike, 1/8/07, 272
Court upholds 180-day time frame for fair pay complaints, 6/11/07, 574
Economist: living wages cut into poor families’ benefits, 10/2/06, 81
Experts spar over minimum wage in wake of congressional bog, 12/18/06, 255
Federal hike may cause some programs to recalculate, 1/22/07, 286
Fed plan set in war bill, 4/30/07, 495
Focus on pay, job security, drop ‘work first,’ urge experts, 4/9/07, 452
House makes way for raise, 2/26/07, 361
House moves minimum wage, Senate readies for same, 1/22/07, 285
House ties wage to war, 3/26/07, 428
Illinois ups wage ante, 1/8/07, 272
It’s the wages, stupid, argues project-inspiring analyst, 3/5/07, 378
Kentucky poised for hike, 3/19/07, 412
Lawmakers unveil national wage insurance proposal, 5/14/07, 521
Mayor nixes big-box bill, 9/18/06, 55
Md. adopts living wage, 5/14/07, 528
Michigan balances teen pay cut with income tax credit, 9/11/06, 33
Minimum pay turns nine, 9/11/06, 40
Minimum wage ballot irks Ariz. sheltered workshops, 2/26/07, 355
Minimum wage debate makes for strange bedfellows, 3/19/07, 407
Minimum wage hike held up by taxes on CEO pay, 3/19/07, 406
N.H. joins rest of New England, 5/7/07, 510
N.Y. Gov. nixes training for ‘sustainable wage’ jobs, 8/20/07, 708
One-Stop offers wage advice, 1/8/07, 273
Pay gap persists despite skills, 4/30/07, 489
Pay lags behind status, 1/8/07, 275
Raise pay, 650 economists agree, 10/16/06, 115
San Fran voters side with sick days as hikes sweep states, 11/20/06, 190
Senate passes bill with tax cut, 2/5/07, 328
Senate stalls on minimum wage, 1/29/07, 309
Six states’ voters to decide on indexed minimum wage rates, 10/30/06, 139
Tuna packer sends 200 packing, 6/25/07, 612
War, raise paired as states hike, 4/9/07, 458
Car sharing offered to Seattle jobs program participants, 10/23/06, 123
Evergreen state agency aims for laborer importation rules, 11/6/06, 155
‘Middle-skills’ ventures seen as tugboats for fed flagships, 6/4/07, 555
TANF tox check becomes issue, 9/25/06, 70
500 firms back WTW-WOTC, 9/25/06, 71
Circuit teachers drop in on Nebraska TANF clients, 10/2/06, 83
Dueling analysts share dissatisfaction with PRWORA, 8/28/06, 5
Ex-staffer tries hand at welfare reform drama, 12/4/06, 223
Gingrich revisits PRWORA at last 10th birthday wonkfest, 11/20/06, 193
Mexico antipoverty program creator awaits future payoff, 1/29/07, 305
New rules rapped as bean counting, micromanagement, 10/2/06, 78
Poor single mothers seen gaining foothold in UI rolls, 9/11/06, 38
Research fuels Mass. law, 10/2/06, 87
Ore., N.H, W.Va. Try tweaks around DRA TANF changes, 5/14/07, 527
Mayor taps takeover team, 5/21/07, 541
Milwaukee mayor seeks control of area workforce board, 4/9/07, 451
Wisconsin reshuffles agencies, 2/12/07, 345
AAUW paper becomes House hearing debate epicenter, 4/30/07, 488
Homemakers trade chocolate chips for computer chips, 11/27/06, 209
Katrina swept poor, minorities from N.O., uncovered rifts, 8/28/06, 4
Lawmakers clamor for bureau, 9/18/06, 53
Pay gap persists despite skills, 4/30/07, 489
Pay lags behind status, 1/8/07, 275
Poor single mothers seen gaining foothold in UI rolls, 9/11/06, 38
Program for dads should include moms, NOW says, 4/9/07, 454
Scots protest exotic want-ads, 9/18/06, 54
Sick leave seen as working mom job retention tool, 3/12/07, 393
Soup of Success feeds needy women skills for jobs, life, 10/9/06, 98
Teen pregnancy drops, 9/25/06, 71
Workday turns into textday, 4/30/07, 496
Workplace policies could aid mothers attempting sufficiency, 6/11/07, 577
Wyo. NTO pilot raises earnings, employment, 9/11/06, 36
Focus on pay, job security, drop ‘work first,’ urge experts, 4/9/07, 452
ACS takes over Texas center, 5/21/07, 542
ACF official: use TANF reserves to meet child care needs, 3/12/07, 390
Advocates fight New York over park workers’ food stamps, 12/4/06, 219
Advocates plead for voucher expansion as ‘miracle drug,’ 3/19/07, 405
Car loans put poor families on the road to opportunity, 10/23/06, 125
Car sharing offered to Seattle jobs program participants, 10/23/06, 123
Child care advocates eye transit planning, 10/9/06, 99
Child care union wins contract, 12/4/06, 228
Deadbeats give dads bad name; debt deemed uncollectable, 8/27/07, 730
Gap sets 2007 food stamp debate, 12/11/06, 243
JARC rules slow spending, 1/22/07, 293
Lawmakers want more out of support, incentive programs, 2/26/07, 354
Local efforts key to rewarding EITC eligible, 2/26/07, 356
Md. transit agency offers unused training seats to vets, 2/26/07, 358
Office visit still most common way to apply for food stamps, 5/21/07, 536
Per person spending drops, 7/16/07, 646
Poor are told to save, but nest egg can bar way to benefits, 11/20/06, 191
Relocation improves living space, not employment, 8/27/07, 726
Research fuels Mass. law, 10/2/06, 87
SCHIP bill battle shapes up, 7/23/07, 661
Senators, states see need for SCHIP outstripping funds, 12/4/06, 224
Sick leave seen as working mom job retention tool, 3/12/07, 393
Sites join SSA youth demo, 12/11/06, 242
Universal plan a ‘fundamental value,’ advocate tells mayors, 2/5/07, 325
Workplace policies could aid mothers attempting sufficiency, 6/11/07, 577
Wyoming lawmakers aim to strengthen child care system, 3/12/07, 396
Boeing HR chief champions alternate career prep paths, 7/30/07, 680
Dems see workforce programs as ‘well-intended,’ not working, 7/23/07, 656
Analyst links WIA, NCLB, calls for revival of summer jobs, 7/30/07, 681
Beyond WIA lies free education, service blend, J-men propose, 4/23/07, 468
DeRocco slips coal in ES unionized workers’ stockings, 1/8/07, 267
Earnings out for WIA bonuses, 11/13/06, 179
ETA Trade Act wage-loss rules could affect WIA training, 10/30/06, 141
Focus on pay, job security, drop ‘work first,’ urge experts, 4/9/07, 452
Gender parity debate sparks call for WIA reauthorization, 4/23/07, 467
High school plus 2, advocates say, pointing to Michigan plan, 3/26/07, 421
Hill staffers look to 2007, worry about appropriations, 10/2/06, 77
Hinojosa enters Title II bill, 5/14/07, 528
Holt vows to renew pressure to allow funds for laptops, 12/18/06, 252
House panel hears calls for funding, flexibility, expansion, 7/2/07, 621
House, Senate vary revision emphases, 3/26/07, 428
Lawmakers heed local calls to squelch WIA regulations, 2/5/07, 322
‘Middle-skills’ ventures seen as tugboats for fed flagships, 6/4/07, 555
Milwaukee mayor seeks control of area workforce board, 4/9/07, 451
NGA, NASWA advocate for common measures, 5/14/07, 528
Panel puts ‘green collar’ job training in WIA, 7/2/07, 622
Practitioners get attention at second House hearing, 8/6/07, 689
Prep lawmakers new to WIA, work supports, aides urge, 2/5/07, 323
So. Calif. areas bid to merge, 4/9/07, 451
Stakeholders to DeRocco: kindly work with Congress, 3/12/07, 387
WIA bill, added funding stream seen likely in next Congress, 11/27/06, 203
WIA funding, renewal trumps church bias plank, say pros, 12/11/06, 235
WIA reauthorization on senators minds for ’07, 1/22/07, 293
Wisconsin reshuffles agencies, 2/12/07, 345
Workforce analysis anthology highlights policy shift, 4/9/07, 453
Benchmarks study zooms in on key WIB innovation practices, 11/27/06, 205
Dynamic works, NAWB offer training for board members, 10/23/06, 126
Finding dough outside the formulas hot at conference, 3/5/07, 375
San Bernardino board chair pleased with benefits of PR, 8/27/07, 728
WIB, community college build process technology pipeline, 5/14/07, 523
WIB leasing one-stop employees gets hit with fraud complaint, 7/16/07, 642
Gender parity debate sparks call for WIA reauthorization, 4/23/07, 467
Iowa, N.H, Wyo. get new centers, 2/12/07, 345
Worker-hungry state unveils new job matching system, 11/13/06, 173
Wyo. NTO pilot raises earnings, employment, 9/11/06, 36
Wyoming gets details on workforce needs in boomtime, 3/12/07, 395
Wyoming lawmakers aim to strengthen child care system, 3/12/07, 396
Wyoming recruiters look in Michigan for workers, 9/25/06, 62
Advocates press to stop school outflow, aid youths, 11/27/06, 208
Analyst links WIA, NCLB, calls for revival of summer jobs, 7/30/07, 681
Bridge to employment links youth to health science firms, 10/16/06, 112
Chao-selected management plans big program changes, 11/13/06, 171
Colorado partners locate youth demo in one-stops, 5/21/07, 538
Corps teens may be parents, but they don’t fly sol