Proposes five targets for the organizational work of the Putting America Back to Work project: community forums on the new economic agenda; business/industry/labor/government/education coalitions; planning for community economic development; creation of a transfer-of-technology network; and community education and training plan development. (DMM)

The key to economic renewal in the United States is a national human resources development strategy in which community colleges assume the national training role. This national strategy must recognize changes in the American economy and workforce, such as a more educated labor force, the demographics of developing countries, the increased…

The premises, platform, and strategies of the second phase of the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges (AACJC) Putting America Back to Work campaign are outlined in this paper. The section outlining premises contends that the United States' economy is in trouble; that economic problems are bound up with international marketing;…