JTPA Programs and Adult Women on Welfare
Author : Carol J. Romero
Publisher :
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 42,87 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Aid to families with dependent children programs
ISBN :
Evaluating JTPA Programs for Economically Disadvantaged Adults
Author : William Bowman
Publisher :
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 12,74 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Government publications
ISBN :
Book Description
Contract with America--welfare Reform
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Human Resources
Publisher :
Page : 962 pages
File Size : 33,59 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Public welfare
ISBN :
Book Description
Welfare Reform in America
Author : Shenhar Venakhi
Publisher : Nova Publishers
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 12,16 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781560724087
Book Description
A resource to understanding the complexities of welfare reform furnishing an even handed evaluation of welfare abolition schemes. The six essays excerpted from CRS Report analyze state welfare initiatives, jobs for welfare recipients, tax incentives to train or retrain the work force, work incentive
Do Federal Social Programs Work?
Author : David B. Muhlhausen
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 31,89 MB
Release : 2013-04-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN :
Book Description
Addressing an issue of burning interest to every taxpayer, a Heritage Foundation scholar brings objective analysis to bear as he responds to the important—and provocative—question posed by his book's title. Of course, the answer to that question will also help determine whether the American public should fear budget cuts to federal social programs. Readers, says author David B. Muhlhausen, can rest easy. As his book decisively demonstrates, scientifically rigorous national studies almost unanimously find that the federal government fails to solve social problems. To prove his point, Muhlhausen reports on large-scale evaluations of social programs for children, families, and workers, some advocated by Democrats, some by Republicans. But it isn't just the results that matter. It's the lesson to readers on how Americans can—and should—accurately assess government programs that cost hundreds of billions of dollars each year. At the book's core is an insistence that we move beyond anecdotal reasoning and often-partisan opinion to measure the effectiveness of social programs using objective analysis and scientific methods. At the very least, the results of such analysis will, like this book, provide a sound basis for much-needed public debate.
Welfare to Work
Author : DIANE Publishing Company
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 25,44 MB
Release : 1995-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780788117664
Book Description
Addresses concerns about the growth in welfare caseloads and the growing consensus among the public, practitioners, and welfare recipients that the current Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program should be changed. Examines the progress JOBS (Job Opportunities and Basic Skill Training program) has made in (1) serving an increasingly larger portion of the AFDC caseload, and (2) ensuring that program participants get work and leave AFDC. Charts and tables.
Training and Employment Report of the Secretary of Labor
Author : United States. Dept. of Labor
Publisher :
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 22,45 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Labor supply
ISBN :
Book Description
Job Training Partnership Act
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Employment, Housing, and Aviation Subcommittee
Publisher :
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 15,52 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
Book Description
This document records the oral and written testimony of witnesses at a Congressional hearing held in April 1993 to assess the costs and outcomes of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). Witnesses included officials from the U.S. Department of Labor, the General Accounting Office, consultants retained to evaluate the program, and several local Private Industry Councils (PICs). Testimony noted that approximately 36 million people face some type of employment barrier and are eligible to participate in JTPA programs, but fewer than 2.5 percent are actually being served, and only two-thirds of the participants are successfully completing their training and finding employment. According to a Labor Department official, JTPA programs have done a good job in training for occupational skills and job search methods, but have not provided very much help in improving reading and mathematics skills in persons with deficiencies in these areas and have done little in the areas of persons with disabilities. Only about half the program participants found jobs after completing their programs; of these, only half found them through program assistance. More than half the jobs paid less than $5 per hour. Many of the JTPA programs operate in isolation and they fail to serve the most economically disadvantaged persons. However, PIC officials also offered examples of programs that have been very successful. (KC)
Research Report
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 10,33 MB
Release :
Category : Labor policy
ISBN :
Book Description
Improving the Odds
Author : Burt S. Barnow
Publisher : The Urban Insitute
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 22,54 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780877666899
Book Description
The labor market has changed dramatically in recent decades. In the 1980s an average of 2 million workers each year lost their jobs because of the increasingly global economy, rapid advances in technology, and corporate downsizing. During the same period, immigration increased and Congress passed welfare reform legislation that required many more Americans to join the workforce. Legislators have looked closely at federal job training programs in recent years, and in 1998 passed the two major acts mandating change. In Improving the Odds, experts on labor policy explore the effects of current programs on earnings and employment, recommend improvements in programs, and assess the methodologies used to measure their effectiveness. The editors offer several strategies to help policymakers design programs that fulfill the promise of keeping workers out of poverty. Contents: -Publicly Funded Training in a Changing Labour Market (Burt S. Barnow and Christopher T. King) -The Economic, Demographic, and Social Context of Future Employment and Training Programs (Frank Bennici, Steven Mangum, and A ndrew M. Sum) -Welfare Employment Programs: Impacts and Cost-Effectiveness of Employment and Training Activities (Lisa Plimpton and Demetra Smith Nightingale) -The Impact of Job Training Partnership Act Programs for Adult Welfare Recipients (Jodi Nudelman) -Training Success Stories for Adults and Out-of-School Youth: A Tale of Two States (Christopher T. King, with Jerome A. Olson, Leslie O. Lawson, Charles E. Trott, and John Baj) -Employment and Training Programs for Out-of-School Youth: Past Effects and Lessons for the Future (Robert I. Lerman) -Customized Training for Employers: Training People for Jobs That Exist and Employers Who Want to Hire Them (Kellie Isbell, John Trutko, and vBurt S. Barnow) -Training Programs for Dislocated Workers (Duane E. Leigh) -Methodologies for Determining the Effectiveness of Training Programs (Daniel Friedlander, David H. Greenberg, and Philip K. Robins) -Reflections on Training Policies and Programs (Garth L. Mangum) -Strategies for Improving the Odds (Burt S. Barnow and Christopher T. King).
