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• How to train workers for real jobs
  Sep 3, 2010 — CNN
  Experts project an increasing gap between workforce skills and employer needs. Today, the lion's share of public workforce training dollars is spent on short-term job readiness training -- basic computer skills, interview prep, and resume development -- rather than on industry-specific skills. This approach cultivates a deep understanding of local industries and employers and provides training that is closely tailored to their needs.
• Training workers for real jobs
  Sep 3, 2010 — CNN
  Experts project an increasing gap between workforce skills and employer needs. Today, the lion's share of public workforce training dollars is spent on short-term job readiness training -- basic computer skills, interview prep, and resume development -- rather than on industry-specific skills. This approach cultivates a deep understanding of local industries and employers and provides training that is closely tailored to their needs.
• Agency seeks to set transportation priorities for next 30 years
  Aug 9, 2010 — Chicago Tribune
  In some corridors, congestion pricing makes sense, especially where we add lanes. Much of the document focuses on other issues, including land, water use and conservation ; education and workforce development; and government and tax policy. The plan is available at cmap.illinois.gov. It needs final approval in October from CMAP's board of directors, made up of representatives from the seven-county area.
• Obama: Education is economic issue
  Aug 9, 2010 — Politico
  This month we will end combat operations in Iraq.
• Chicago transportation agency outlines big-picture plan
  Aug 8, 2010 — Chicago Tribune
  They have no magic ...," the message from Go to 2040 seems to be: "Make no big plans. In some corridors, congestion pricing makes sense, especially where we add lanes. The plan is available at cmap.illinois.gov. It needs final approval in October from CMAP's board of directors, made up of representatives from the seven-county area.
• The New Poor: Job Training Struggles to Keep Pace in an Economy in Flux
  Jul 19, 2010 — New York Times
  Training doesn’t create jobs.” Labor economists and work force development experts say the frustration that frequently results from job training reflects the dubious quality of many programs. Pelzer has suffered a steady erosion of working opportunities. Valle’s modern-day training has produced only frustration.
• Training needed for mid-level jobs, study says
  Jul 14, 2010 — The Boston Globe
  ...program, and it will have meaning in the labor market,' '' Leung said. "It's really important that we send a message that not all jobs in our economy are at the high or low end.''Nancy Snyder, president of Commonwealth Corporation, the state's quasipublic workforce development agency, said money alone is not enough. Business, government, and educators must collaborate to determine which jobs and skills are needed.``It's not just throw money at post-secondary education and training,''...
• Dems push teleworking bill after February's monster snowfall
  Jul 12, 2010 — The Hill
  John Sarbanes (D-Md.), that encourages more teleworking by federal employees. Supporters have cited a range of potential benefits, including a reduction in traffic and carbon dioxide emissions and savings in real estate costs. The cost of implementing the training requirements would be borne by existing agency funds, he said.
• In District's Ward 8, economic recovery is a world away
  Jun 13, 2010 — Washington Post
  April found her driving 28 miles round trip from Southeast Washington to Inova Fairfax Hospital, where a temp agency had sent her for a kitchen job, pay $11.88 an hour. After graduating, she got hired by a Silver Spring temp agency. A new soul food restaurant needs a cook.
• Teens face drought in summer jobs
  Jun 6, 2010 — The Boston Globe
  A loss of high-paying jobs, such as in manufacturing, has created more pressure in the teen labor market. A job fair this year has drawn pledges from TJ Maxx Co., Eastern Bank of Lynn and North Shore Bank of Peabody. The hardest part was picking them.''With private-sector jobs scarce for teens, public money for summer job programs has helped to close the gap.