| AFL-CIO - America Needs Jobs Now |
Young Workers: A Lost Decade
Click here to read this report.
Click here for more information on the "America Needs Jobs Now" initiative. |
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| The Boston Foundation |
Breaking the Language Barrier: A Report on English Language Services in Greater Boston
March 03, 2011
Prepared by: Commonwealth Corporation; Commissioned by: The Boston Foundation
Click here to read this report. |
When Untapped Talent Meets Employer Need: The Boston Foundation’s Allied Health Strategy
An Evaluation of the First Three Years of the Allied Health Initiative
February 15, 2011
Prepared by: Scott Hebert; Editor: Barbara Hindley, Director of Publications and Marketing, The Boston Foundation
Click here to read this report. |
The Utility of Trouble: Leveling the Playing Field: Giving Municipal Officials the Tools to Moderate Health Insurance Costs
Author: Bob Carey, RLCarey Consulting
February 2010
Click here to download this report. |
Priorities and Public Safety: Reentry and the Rising Costs of our Corrections System
Prepared by Prepared by The Crime and Justice Institute, A Division of Community Resources for Justice, For The Boston Foundation
December 03, 2009
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Passion & Purpose: Restructuring, Repositioning and Reinventing: Crisis in Massachusetts Nonprofit Sector
This Boston Foundation report offers new data on the nonprofit sector at a time of economic crisis.
By Geeta Pradhan, Director of Programs, and Barbara Hindley, Director of Publications, at the Foundation
May 2009
Click here to read this report. |
For the Benefit of Our Workers: The Massachusetts Nonprofit Employee Benefit Study
March 19, 2009
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| The Brookings Institution |
An Economic Strategy To Renew American Communities
Michael Greenstone, Director, The Hamilton Project and Senior Fellow, Economic Studies
Adam Looney, Policy Director, The Hamilton Project and Senior Fellow, Economic Studies
Hamilton Project Strategy Paper
October 2010
Click here to read this paper. |
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The Landscape of Recession: Unemployment and Safety Net Services Across Urban and Suburban America
By Elizabeth Kneebone and Emily Garr
July 22, 2009
Click here to read this article.
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MetroMonitor: Tracking Economic Recession and Recovery in America’s 100 Largest Metropolitan Areas
June 2009
Click here to read this report. |
Middle-Wage Jobs in Metropolitan America
By Paul Sommers & Drew Osborne
June 10, 2009
Click here to read this report. |
Helping More Unemployed Workers Find Jobs and Build Skills
By Jeffrey R. Kling
Click here to read this report. |
Promoting Economic Mobility by Increasing Postsecondary Education
By Ron Haskins,Harry Holzer,and Robert Lerman
May 2009
Click here to read the report. |
Budget 2010: New Investments in Transforming America’s Schools and Workforce
By Alan Berube
May 15, 2009
Click here to read this article. |
Have Job Losses Peaked?
By Gary Burtless
May 11, 2009
Click here to read the article. |
Job Sprawl Revisited: The Changing Geography of Metropolitan Employment
By Elizabeth Kneebone, Senior Research Analyst, Metropolitan Policy Program
April 6, 2009
Click here to read this report. |
Strengthening One-Stop Career Centers: Helping More Unemployed Workers Find Jobs and Build Skills
By Louis S. Jacobson, Senior Economist, CNA
April 2009
Click here to read this report. |
The Future of Middle-Skill Jobs
by Harry J. Holzer & Robert I. Lerman
Click here to read this report. |
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| Bureau of Labor Statistics |
The Employment Situation
Click here to read this report. |
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Center for Economic and Policy Research (cepr)
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Work Sharing: The Quick Route Back to Full Employment
June 2011, Dean Bake
Click here to read this report. |
Labor Market Policy in the Great Recession: Some Lessons from Denmark and Germany
John Schmitt, May 2011
Click here to read this report. |
High-Performance Work Practices and Sustainable Economic Growth
April 2011, Eileen Appelbaum, Jody Hoffer Gittell, Carrie Leana
Click here to read this report. |
Deconstructing Structural Unemployment
March 2011, John Schmitt and Kris Warner
Click here to download this report. |
Ex-Offenders and the Labor Market
November 2010, John Schmitt and Kris Warner
Click here to read this report. |
Patterns in Physically Demanding Labor Among Older Workers
By Hye Jin Rho
August 2010
Click here to read this report. |
The Urgent Need for Job Creation
July 2010, John Schmitt and Tessa Conroy
Click here to read this report. |
Work-Sharing: An Effective Tool Against Chronic Unemployment
March 17, 2010, Testimony of Dean Baker before the Congressional Black Caucus
Click here to read this testimony. |
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The $1 Trillion Wage Deficit
December 2009, John Schmitt and Dean Baker
Click here to read this report.
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The Changing Face of Labor, 1983-2008
November 2009, John Schmitt and Kris Warner
Click here to read this report.
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Unions and Upward Mobility for Asian Pacific American Workers
November 2009, John Schmitt, Hye Jin Rho, and Nicole Woo
Click here to read this report.
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Job Sharing: Tax Credits to Prevent Layoffs and Stimulate Employment
October 2009, Dean Baker
Click here to read this report.
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Center for Faith-Based & Community Initiatives (U.S. D.O.L.)
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Please find the following reports (and more) available at the Center for Faith-Based & Community Initiatives website.
- Grassroots Organizations Partnering with the One-Stop Career Center System: Lessons Learned from the Grantees
- DOL Guidance Clarifying the Effect of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act on Faith-Based Organizations
- Partnership in Action
- Lessons Learned from Grantees: Creating Communities of Hope, Innovation, Productivity, and Prosperity is here
- Reentry Partnerships: A Guide for States & Faith-Based and Community Organizations
- New Publication: Partnering with Faith-Based and Community Organizations: A Guide for State and Local Officials Administering Federal Block and Formula Grant Funds
- Renewing Communities, Restoring Hope, and Transforming Lives
http://www.dol.gov/cfbci/
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| Center for Labor Market Studies |
The Steep Deterioration in Teen Employment Opportunities in MA and the US, 1999-2010
Prepared by: Andrew Sum, Don Gillis, Joseph McLaughlin, Ishwar Khatiwada with Sheila Palma
February 2011
Click here to read this report. |
The Deep Depression in Blue Collar Labor Markets in the U.S.: Their Implications For Future Economic Stimulus and Workforce Development Policies
Prepared by Andrew Sum, Paul Harrington, Ishwar Khatiwada, Joe McLaughlin, Misha Trubskyy and Sheila Palma
December 2009
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The Great Recession of 2007-2009: Its Post-World War II Record Impacts on Rising Unemployment and Underutilization Problems Among U.S. Workers
Prepared by Andrew Sum and Ishwar Khatiwada with Allison Beard, Joseph McLaughlin and Sheila Palma
Click here to read this report.
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Some Impacts of the National Economic Crisis on the Massachusetts Labor Market
Prepared by Paul E. Harrington and Neeta P. Fogg, Center for Labor Market Studies, Northeastern University
June 2009
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The Economic Recession of 2007-2009: A Comparative Perspective on Its Duration and the Severity of Its Labor Market Impacts
Prepared by: Andrew Sum, Ishwar Khatiwada, Joseph McLaughlin, With Sheila Palma, Center for Labor Market Studies, Northeastern University
April 2009
Click here to read this report. |
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| Center for Law and Social Policy |
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CLASP Recommendations for Reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act (Title I) Adult Program
By CLASP's Workforce Team
July 24, 2009
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CLASP Recommendations on Performance Accountability in the Workforce Education and Training System
July 7, 2009
Click here to read this report.
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Using Increased Funding under the Workforce Investment Act to Create Multiple Pathways to Marketable Postsecondary Credentials and Middle-Class Employment
By Evelyn Ganzglass and Julie Strawn
April 29, 2009
Click here to read this report. |
From Stimulus to System: Using the ARRA to Serve Disadvantaged Jobseekers
by David Fischer and Jeremy Reiss
"This paper explores models and mechanisms for connecting low-skilled jobseekers to ARRA-related job opportunities--including community-benefit agreements, job linkage/first source hiring, and goals and standards for job creation and job quality--and for subsequently engaging jobseekers in further skill-building and educational programs." 4/20/2009
Click here to read this report. |
Work Sharing - an Alternative to Layoffs for Tough Times
by Neil Ridley
"At a time of rising unemployment, work sharing programs provide an alternative to layoffs and have benefits for workers, employers and the government. These programs should be expanded and more states should adopt them. This paper describes work sharing and the opportunity for federal action to expand its use." 5 pages. 3/26/2009
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Making the Employment Connection: New Opportunities to Support Transitional Jobs Programs Using the TANF Emergency Contingency Fund
by Allegra Baider and Elizabeth Lower-Basch.
“This paper highlights new opportunities to develop or expand Transitional Jobs programs using funding from the new Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Emergency Contingency Fund, which was authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.” 5 pages.
3/17/2009
Click here to read this report. |
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| Commonwealth Corporation |
Measuring Business Impact: A Workforce Development Practitioner's Guide
November 2011
Click here to download this guide. |
Measuring Business Impact of Workforce Development Projects
Navjeet Singh & Lisa Soricone
September 2011
Click here to download this report. |
Measuring Business Impact in Workforce Development (Presentation)
By: Lisa Soricone, Commonwealth Corporation
May 2011
Click here to view this presentation. |
Breaking the Language Barrier: A Report on English Language Services in Greater Boston
March 03, 2011
Prepared by: Commonwealth Corporation; Commissioned by: The Boston Foundation
Click here to read this report. |
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Annual Performance Report of Massachusetts Workforce Development Services and Programs
"The Annual Performance Report of Massachusetts Workforce Development Services and Programs for fiscal year 2010 encompasses a wide range of performance data and information on employment and job skills training programs receiving state or federal funds. The performance reports are prepared by Commonwealth Corporation, in partnership with the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, and with the oversight of the Performance Accountability subcommittee of the Massachusetts Workforce Investment Board."
You can access this report on the web: Annual Performance Report of Massachusetts Workforce Development Services & Programs <http://www.commcorp.org/publications/detail.cfm?ID=770>
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Regional Workforce Investment Profiles
"The Regional Workforce Investment Profiles details the state and federal resources in Massachusetts for the Commonwealth’s primary workforce development programs. This edition includes federal and state funds allocated to local workforce areas during state fiscal year 2010. The profiles are designed to answer key questions about our public workforce investments, including what the major sources and current levels of funding are for local workforce programs and what the historical trends and impact of these investments are for the population segments served by these programs. This report contains both statewide and regional profiles for the Commonwealth’s 16 designated workforce investment areas.
The Regional Workforce Investment Profiles are produced with the cooperation of an interagency workgroup of state agencies, facilitated by Commonwealth Corporation, under the auspices of the State Workforce Investment Board and the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. The State partner agencies provided the information on program resources and service levels."
You can access this report on the web: Regional Workforce Investment Profiles <http://www.commcorp.org/publications/detail.cfm?ID=769> |
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The Massachusetts' Regional Workforce Strategies Initiative Reports
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| Corporate Voices for Working Families |
Toolkit: Supporting the Education Pipeline: A Business Engagement Toolkit for Community-Based Organizations
Click here for the toolkit. |
From an 'Ill-Prepared' to a Well-Prepared Workforce: The Shared Imperatives for Employers and Community Colleges to Collaborate
2010
Click here to download the report. |
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| Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy (CAAL) |
The Power of Technology to Transform Adult Learning: Expanding Access to Adult Education & Workforce Skills Through Distance Learning
By Mary L. McCain
October 21, 2009
73 pages
Click here to read this report. |
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| Crittenton Women's Union (CWU) |
Beyond Financial Aid: 2010 Guide to Extra Help for Low-Income Adult Students
By Deborah Harris and Ruth J. Liberman
2010, 13 pages
Click here to read this report. |
Massachusetts Economic Independence Index (Mass. Index) and "Hot Jobs 2010"
"CWU released this week the Massachusetts Economic Independence Index (Mass. Index), revealing that a single parent with two children needs an annual income of $61,618 in Massachusetts just to get by. Its companion report, “Hot Jobs 2010,” also released this week, identified just 11 hot jobs—occupations requiring two years or less of higher education that pay at the Mass. Index level and have more than 100 vacancies statewide—down from 26 three years ago."
Click here to download the announcement.
Click here to read the Massachusetts Economic Independence Index.
Click here to read the Hot Jobs 2010 report.
Click here for the Mass. Index Economic Independence Calculator. |
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| Executive Office of the President Council of Economic Advisors |
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Preparing the Workers of Today for the Jobs of Tomorrow
July 2009
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| The Finance Project |
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A Guide To Effective Investments In Positive Youth Development: Implications of Research for Financing and Sustaining Programs and Services for Youth
August 2009, 48 pages
By Torey Silloway, Lori Connors-Tadros and Vicky Marchand
Click here to read this report.
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| The Green Justice Coalition |
Massachusetts’ 3-Year Energy Efficiency Plans: Creating Access for All?
September 9, 2010
Click here to read this report. |
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| Institute on Assets and Social Policy (IASP) |
Living Longer on Less: The New Economic (In)Security of Seniors
January 2009
"The new report by IASP and Demos finds 78% of all senior households are financially vulnerable when it comes to their ability to meet essential expenses and cover projected costs over their lifetime. Economic insecurity is particularly pronounced for single senior households - with 84% among them facing financial insecurity. Those sobering stats serve as an economic distress signal for older Americans and a wake-up call for younger and middle-aged Americans."
Click here to read this report. |
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| International Economic Development Council |
Climate Prosperity Handbook
By Shari Garmise, Ph.D., Phillip Singerman, Ph.D. and Liz Thorstensen
"The Climate Prosperity Handbook, authored by the International Economic Development Council, serves as a guide to informing communities of the economic benefits of proactively pursuing sustainable development and climate action strategies."
Click here to access this handbook. |
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| Jobs for the Future |
Building Regional Partnerships for Economic Growth and Opportunity
Pete Carlson, Robert Holm, and Ray Uhalde, February 2011
Click here to download this report. |
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| John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development |
Is the Stimulus Landing in the Neediest Communities?
By William M. Rodgers III
January 2010
Click here to read this report. |
What a Difference a Decade Makes: The Declining Job Satisfaction of the American Worker
December 15, 2009
Click here to read the results of this survey. |
Healthy at Work? Unequal Access to Employer Wellness Programs
by Allison Kopicki, Carl Van Horn, Ph.D and Cliff Zukin, Ph.D.
May 2009
Click here to read this report. |
Unlocking the Treasure Chest of Labor Market Information: Crucial Information for Job Seekers, Educators, and Employers in a Tough Economy
by Aaron Fichtner, Ronnie Kauder, and Kathy Krepcio
February 2009
Click here to read this report. |
Preparing the Workforce for a “Green Jobs” Economy
February 26, 2009
"Identifies the types of jobs and skills that will be in demand in clean energy economy and the factors that are driving the new energy economy and the growth of its workforce. Also considers strategies for building competitive, flexible workforce systems that can respond to emerging employer needs and highlights best practices occurring around the nation."
Click here to read this report. |
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| MassBudget (Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center) |
The State of Working Massachusetts 2011
January 1, 2012
"For workers across the country, 2011 was yet another year of economic struggle. MassBudget's end-of-year assessment, The State of Working Massachusetts 2011, shows that while Massachusetts has shared in this hardship, its economy is performing better than the rest of the country. What is more, our commitment to education has, over time, helped to make us one of the highest-income states in the nation."
Click here to read this report.
Click here to view the slideshow. |
Jobs and The Massachusetts Economy: Labor Day 2011
September 2, 2011
A new Facts At A Glance, Jobs and The Massachusetts Economy: Labor Day 2011, provides charts and analysis of the most current data for Massachusetts and the US on unemployment rates, job losses, and median wages. The report offers snapshots of how these measures have changed since the start of the Great Recession and over prior decades.
Click here to read this report. |
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The State of Working Massachusetts 2010
Released January 2, 2011
"The State of Working Massachusetts 2010 examines both the severity of the recession and its impact on people in Massachusetts, and the longer-term trends and characteristics of the Massachusetts workforce that have allowed our state to outperform the nation."
The report is available at www.massbudget.org.
See MassBudget's Budget Browser to explore Massachusetts state budgets from Fiscal Year 2001 to the present.
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| MassResources.org |
2009 Economic Stimulus Plan: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Visit MassResources.org for information about the ARRA and useful links.
Download the fact sheet here. |
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| MDRC |
More Guidance, Better Results? Three-Year Effects of an Enhanced Student Services Program at Two Community Colleges
By Susan Scrivener and Michael J. Weiss with Jedediah J. Teres
August 2009
Click here to read this report. |
Lashawn Richburg-Hayes Contributes Chapter to Book on Economic Mobility
August 12, 2009
Click here to learn more. |
Strategies to Help Low-Wage Workers Advance Implementation and Early Impacts of the Work Advancement and Support Center (WASC) Demonstration
By Cynthia Miller, Betsy L. Tessler, and Mark Van Dok
June 2009
Click here to read this report. |
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National Fund for Workforce Solutions
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Employer Engagement in the National Fund for Workforce Solutions
By Colin Taylor
January 2011
Click here to read this report. |
NFWS Workforce Partnership Guidance Tool
By: Radha Biswas, Fred Dedrick, & Geri Scott
November 1, 2010
Click here to download the tool. |
Unions As Partners: Expanding the Role of Organized Labor in Workforce Development
Stacey Wagner, November 2010
Click here to read this report. |
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National Fund for Workforce Solutions: Principles and Policy Implications
November 2009
Click here to read this report.
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| National Governors Association Center for Best Practices |
NGA Center Releases State Strategies for Training Workers for Clean Energy Jobs
November 4, 2010
Click here to read this brief. |
Setting Statewide College- and Career-Ready Goals
New NGA Center Brief Provides Guidance for States to Prepare All Students for College and Careers
By Ryan Reyna
August 2010
Click here to read this brief. |
A Sharper Focus on Technical Workers: How to Educate and Train for a Global Economy
NGA Center Report Indicates Collaboration is Key for Readying the Workforce for a Global Economy: Provides Example of How to Better Educate and Train Technical Workers for a Economically Secure Future
Prepared by Erin Lamos, Martin Simon, and Mary Jo Waits at the NGA Center for Best Practices in collaboration with Bill Fulton of Solomar Research Group and Keith Bird, Senior Policy Fellow for Workforce and Postsecondary Education at the Corporation for a Skilled Workforce and Chancellor Emeritus of the Kentucky Community & Technical College System
June 2010
Click here to read this report. |
Achieving Graduation for All: A Governor's Guide to Dropout Prevention and Recovery
By Daniel Princiotta & Ryan Reyna
2009
Click here to read this report. |
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| National Network of Sector Partners (NNSP) |
Sector Snapshot: A Profile of Sector Initiatives, 2010
"The report, which summarizes survey results from nearly 200 organizations involved in regional, industry-focused workforce development partnerships, addresses the characteristics of sector partnerships and the organizations involved in them, how sector initiatives have been affected by and responded to the recent economic crisis, and their funding outlook, evaluation methods, and relationship to policy and systems change."
Click here to read this report. |
From Hidden Costs to High Returns: Unlocking the Potential of the Lower-Wage Workforce
Written in collaboration with the Insight Center for Community Economic Development
August 2010
Click here for more information about this publication.
Click here to read this report. |
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| The National Science Board |
Building a Sustainable Energy Future
April 10, 2009
Click here to read this report. |
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| National Skills Coaltion (f.k.a. The Workforce Alliance) |
Proportionate Investment? Why America Needs a Better Plan for Investing in People
Latest Federal Policy Fact Sheet from National Skills Coalition
2011
Click here to download the fact sheet. |
Training Policy in Brief: An Overview of Federal Workforce Development Policies
Writing and Analysis: Kermit Kaleba and Rachel Gragg
2011 Edition
Click here to download this report. |
Michigan’s No Worker Left Behind: Lessons Learned from Big-Picture Workforce Policy Change
Written for National Skills Coalition by: Larry Good, Chairman, Corporation for a Skilled Workforce
January 2011, 10 pages
Click here to download this report. |
Massachusetts Forgotten Middle-Skill Jobs
July 2010
Click here to read this report.
Click here for more state reports by the National Skills Coaltion. |
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The Forgotten Middle, State-by-State: Growing Massachusetts’ Economy by Investing in the Forgotten Middle
2009
Click here to read this report.
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Toward Ensuring America's Workers and Industries the Skills to Compete
by The Workforce Alliance (2009)
“This skills strategy sketches out initial steps that the Obama administration and the 111th Congress can take, across a range of federal policies, in pursuit of TWA's vision of a new 21st-century skills guarantee. The skills strategy is structured around three strategies ("3 Ps"): sector partnerships, career pathways, and proportionate investment in the skills demanded by the labor market. These three strategies— if applied to each of the workforce, education and job creation debates anticipated in Washington over the next two years—would create a new coherence in federal skills policy that could bring more U.S. workers and firms into the 21st-century economy.”
Click here to read this report. |
Training Policy In Brief: An Overview of Federal Workforce Development Policies (2nd Edition)
by Gwen Rubinstein and Andrea Mayo
Click here to read this report. |
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| O*NET |
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Greening of the World of Work: Implications for O*NET-SOC and New and Emerging Occupations
By Erich C. Dierdorff, Jennifer J. Norton, Donald W. Drewes, Christina M. Kroustalis, David Rivkin, and Phil Lewis
February 2009
Click here to read this report.
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| Public/Private Ventures |
Priorities for a New Decade: Making (More) Social Programs Work (Better)
March 2011, 10 pages
Click here to download this report. |
Putting Data to Work: Interim Recommendations From The Benchmarking Project
by Marty Miles, Sheila Maguire, Stacy Woodruff-Bolte and Carol Clymer
November 2010, 16 pages
Click here to download this report. |
Tuning In to Local Labor Markets: Findings From the Sectoral Employment Impact Study
by Sheila Maguire, Joshua Freely, Carol Clymer, Maureen Conway and Deena Schwartz
July 2010, 78 pages
Click here to read this report. |
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Mentoring Former Prisoners: A Guide for Reentry Programs
By Renata Cobbs Fletcher and Jerry Sherk with Linda Jucovy
November 2009, 90 pages
Click here to read this report.
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Laying a Solid Foundation: Strategies for Effective Program Replication
By Geri Summerville with Becca Raley
July 2009, 41 pages
Click here to read this article.
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Job Training That Works: Findings from the Sectoral Employment Impact Study
by Sheila Maguire, Joshua Freely, Carol Clymer and Maureen Conway
May 2009, 11 pages
Click here to read this article. |
Navigating the Child Support System: Lessons from the Fathers at Work Initiative
by Laura Wyckoff, Mary McVay and Dee Wallace
February 2009, 48 pages
Click here to read this report. |
A Foot in the Door: Using Alternative Staffing Organizations to Open Up Opportunities for Disadvantaged Workers
By Shayne Spaulding, Joshua Freely and Sheila Maguire
January 2009, 48 pages
Click here to read this report |
Mentoring Formerly Incarcerated Adults: Insights from the Ready4Work Reentry Initiative
by Shawn Bauldry, Danijela Korom Djakovic, Wendy S. McClanahan, Jennifer McMaken and Laurie Kotloff
January 2009, 38 pages
Click here to read this report. |
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| The Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy |
Meeting the Challenge: Fiscal Implications of Dropout Prevention in Massachusetts
March 2011
Click here to download this report. |
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| Root Cause/ Social Impact Research (SIR) |
Social Impact Research's Workforce Development Report
March 2011
Click here to read this report. |
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| U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee (JEC) |
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Meeting the Needs of Veterans In Today’s Labor Force
Report by: The U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee Chairman's Staff
Senator Bob Casey, Chairman
MAY 31, 2011
Click here to read this report.
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Understanding the Economy: State-by-State Snapshots
December 2010
Click here to read this report. |
Large Gender Pay Gap for Older Workers Threatens Economic Security of Older Women
December 2010
Click here to read this report. |
Invest in Women, Invest in America: A Comprehensive Review of Women in the U.S. Economy
December 2010
Click here to read this report. |
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| United States Department of Labor |
TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT GUIDANCE LETTER NO.35-10
Subject: Transparency and Integrity in Workforce Investment Board Decisions
Purpose: To communicate expectations about integrity and transparency in decisions made by state and local workforce investment boards and officials, and requirements regarding conflict of interest.
June 16, 2011
Click here to read this letter. |
Workers in Declining Industries - Literacy’s Role in Worker Transitions
Authors: Lee Bruno, Ying Jin and Dwayne Norris, American Institutes for Research
October 2010 (Announced Dec. 2010)
Click here to read this report. |
Building Career Ladders for the Working Poor Through Literacy Training
Authors: Lee Bruno, Ying Jin and Dwayne Norris, American Institutes for Research
July 2010 (Announced Dec. 2010)
Click here to read this report. |
The Role of Unemployment Insurance As an Automatic Stabilizer During a Recession
Author: Dr. Wayne Vroman, The Urban Institute
Published by: IMPAQ International, LLC
Released: November 16, 2010
Click here to download this report. |
WIA/W-P State Plan Modifications (2009) on ARRA Implementation
Click here to see each state's State Plan modifications submitted to the ETA. |
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NGA Center for Best Practices Releases State "Green" Economy Profiles
Click here to read the News Release.
Click here for map driven access to state profiles.
Click here for the Massachusetts profile.
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Toolkit and White Paper on Improving Transition Outcomes of Youth with Disabilities through Apprenticeship
September 2009
Click here to read this report. |
Recent Changes in the Characteristics of Unemployed Workers
Author(s): Marios Michaelides and Peter Mueser
Published by IMPAQ International, LLC
August 2009
Click here to read this report. |
ETA Publishes "Snapshots" of Innovative Summer Youth Programs Across the United States
"Massachusetts: Boston Report" featured in Second Edition (07/06/09)
"Massachusetts: Quincy Report" featured in Eighth Edition (08/17/09)
Click here to review all editions. |
VETS Publishes the FY 2008 Report to Congress
August 2009
Click here to read this report. |
Department Releases a New Report -- Creating a Roadmap out of Poverty for Americans with Disabilities
The Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy and the Employment and Training Administration have released a new report on asset development -- Creating a Roadmap out of Poverty for Americans with Disabilities: A Report on the Relationship of the Employment and Training Administration's Workforce Development System and Local Asset-Building Coalitions.
This white paper focuses on three cities -- Detroit, Jacksonville, and Milwaukee -- and the tie-in between the workforce development system and advancing self-sufficiency for individuals with disabilities.
April 2009
Click here to read this report. |
The Benefits and Challenges of Registered Apprenticeship: The Sponsors’ Perspective
Author(s): Kate Chambers, Lauren Eyster and Robert I. Lerman
Published by The Urban Institute
March 2009
Click here to read this report. |
Workforce Investment Act Non-Experimental Net Impact Evaluation
by Carolyn J. Heinrich, Peter Mueser and Kenneth R. Troske
Published by IMPAQ International, LLC
Click here to read this report. |
Giving Ex-Offenders a Choice in Life: First Findings from the Beneficiary Choice Demonstration
Published by Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
by Jeanne Bellotti, Michelle Derr and Nora Paxton
Click here to read this report. |
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| Workforce Information Council |
Labor Market Information Matters: Examples of State Workforce Information Projects/Products to Help Aid Economic Recovery, Develop Policy, Answer Program Questions, and/or Shape Future State/Local Initiatives
Workforce Information Council State Representatives “Outcomes Project Vol. II, May 2010”
Click here for the report. |
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| Workforce Strategies Initiative - A program of the Aspen Institute |
Update Issue 6: Where Labor Supply Meets Labor Demand: Connecting Workforce Development to Economic Development in Local Labor Markets
August 2011
Click here to download this AspenWSI report on connecting workforce development with economic development.
Click here for all AspenWSI publications. |
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| Workforce3 One |
Strategies for Increasing Credential Attainment through the Public Workforce System (WEBINAR)
Presenters: Mimi Maduro, Director, Career Pathways Statewide Initiative, Oregon Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development and Kathy Cooper, Director, Adult Basic Education, Washington State Board of Technical and Career Education
Moderator: Mary Alice McCarthy, Office of Workforce Investment, Employment and Training Administration
March 2011
Click here to view the recording or to download the slides.
https://www.workforce3one.org/view/5001107429048021833/info (Workforce3one requires you to register/log in.) |
Bringing Home the Green Economy: A User’s Guide to the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
by Margaret Rooney
April 2009
Click here to download this report. (Workforce3one requires you to register/log in.) |
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| The Working Poor Families Project |
Great Recession Hit Hard at America's Working Poor: Nearly 1 in 3 Working Families in United States are Low-Income
Brandon Roberts, Deborah Povich and Mark Mather
Winter 2010-2011
Click here to read this report. |