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Responding to Hard Times in the "Big Easy": Meeting the Vocational Needs of Low-Income African American New Orleans Residents
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Lyons, Heather Z. – Career Development Quarterly, 2011
The already limited vocational prospects of low-income African Americans in New Orleans were further devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill added to the devastation, highlighting the continued vulnerability of New Orleanians seeking employment. As a result, opportunities persist for vocational practitioners…
Descriptors: African Americans, Low Income Groups, Barriers, Employment Opportunities
Local Perspectives on WIA Reauthorization from a CAAL Roundtable of February 18, 2010. CAAL Policy Brief
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Chisman, Forrest P. – Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy (NJ1), 2010
On February 18, 2010, the Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy (CAAL) convened a Roundtable meeting of 19 leaders of local institutions identified by their peers as providing exemplary "adult education for work" service within a particular community or local labor market. The institutions are located in 16 states representing all…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Labor Market, Education Work Relationship, Federal Government
Policies to Promote Adult Education and Postsecondary Alignment
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Strawn, Julie – National Commission on Adult Literacy (NJ1), 2007
This Policy Brief is intended to help the National Commission on Adult Literacy consider state and federal policy strategies that hold promise for increasing the number of lower-skilled adults, including those with limited English skills, who earn postsecondary credentials that can open the door to family-supporting jobs and careers. It examines…
Descriptors: Credentials, Postsecondary Education, Demand Occupations, Numeracy