Seeking new start, finding steep cost: Workforce investment act leaves many jobless and in debt, By Timothy Williams, August 17, 2014, New York Times: “When the financial crisis crippled the construction industry seven years ago, Joe DeGrella’s contracting company failed, leaving him looking for what he hoped would be the last job he would ever need. He took each step in line with the advice of the federal government: He met with an unemployment counselor who provided him with a list of job titles the Labor Department determined to be in high demand, he picked from among colleges that offered government-certified job-training courses…”
Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty