US EditionTrade School Students Blindsided as Federal Job Corps Cuts Shut School Down
- The U.S. Department of Labor revealed plans to suspend operations and close 99 contractor-operated Job Corps centers across the country by June 30, 2025, impacting roughly 25,000 students.
- This decision comes after the program reported a shortfall of $140 million for the year 2024, graduation rates below 40 percent, and nearly 15,000 incidents in 2023 involving violence, drug use, and other misconduct.
- Many impacted students, including those from Florida, face uncertain futures with some at risk of homelessness, while displaced instructors lament the loss of educational opportunities.
- Instructor Cranstan Cumberbatch emphasized that the program's closure threatens more than just education; it puts at risk the aspirations, chances for advancement, and the foundation for these young people's futures.
- The suspension of Job Corps programs is impacting communities that depend on them, leading lawmakers and advocates to urge renewed funding and program improvements amid the ongoing nationwide labor shortage.
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How the White House’s War on the Job Corps Is Hurting Trump Country
Deb Vanasse An abrupt Labor Department order to shutter 99 Job Corps campuses across the country is devastating for at-risk trainees and local economies. The post How the White House’s War on the Job Corps Is Hurting Trump Country appeared first on The Nation.
Hawaii Job Corps to close
Two unique job training centers in Hawaii are slated for closure in a Trump administration move to terminate the federal government’s 61-year-old Job Corps program. The U.S. Department of Labor announced Thursday that Job Corps operations nationwide, which provide low-income youth and young adults with vocational training and schooling, will cease by June 30. Labor Department officials said the federally funded program operated by contractors ha…
Brunswick Job Corps responds to federal cuts
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) - The federal government is pausing operations at nearly 100 Job Corps centers across the country, along with the Brunswick location that serves students from right here in Coastal Georgia. On Wednesday, a judge issued a temporary restraining order, blocking the Department of Labor's attempt to shut down Job Corps centers. In Brunswick, the news has left more than 200 students and 100 staff members in limbo. Some students ev…
Judge and lawmakers question the Trump administration's plan to gut Job Corps centers
Members of Congress and a federal judge are questioning the Trump administration's plan to shut down Job Corps centers nationwide and halt a residential career training program for low-income youth that was established more than 50 years ago.The Department of Labor last week announced a nationwide “pause of operations” for dozens of Job Corps centers run by private contractors. The department cited an internal review that concluded the program w…
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