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Thompson, Rachel Yarnell – Social Education, 1996
Recalls the experiences of two North Dakota men who worked in New Deal jobs programs during the depression. Provides a personal look at the achievements and the administration of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). Includes classroom suggestions for teachers. (MJP)
Descriptors: Business Cycles, Capitalism, Economic Factors, Economic Impact
Pennington, Hilary; Seltzer, Marlene – Women's Policy Journal of Harvard, 2001
Jobs for the Future (JFF) has identified the following best practice programs that support what is known to work best in moving women into family-supporting employment: (1) Cessna Aircraft Company in Wichita, Kansas, trains welfare recipients to work as sheet metal assemblers while providing a support services counselor and support for child care…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Colleges, Delivery Systems, Demonstration Programs
Hollenbeck, Kevin M. – Employment Research, 2001
The relationship between education and the United States (U.S.) economy was explored to identify research needed to inform employment policy in the future. Special attention was paid to the following topics: the state of education in the U.S.; key problems in grades K-12 that must be addressed; student achievement; inequity; costs of special…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Learning, Change Strategies, Cost Effectiveness
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