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2 Oregon Job Corps Facilities Announce Mass Layoffs
- A decade ago, Dr. Maxine Cain established an organization in Atlanta aimed at increasing the involvement of Black and brown girls in STEM disciplines.
- The White House’s decision to cut federal funding for diversity, equity, and inclusion programs led Cain’s organization to lose a $300,000 federal grant and prompt restructuring.
- Cain’s board renamed the group by dropping “women” and introduced new programs like sports analysis, drones, and music tech events to include boys and men.
- Cain indicated a strategic pivot in response to funding shifts, emphasizing the need to develop innovative approaches to support the maximum number of scholars possible.
- This rebranding aims to scale the organization’s reach and embrace male participants, representing an opportunity to expand and transform STEM education locally.
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Founded 61 years ago in 1964, the U.S. Department of Labor's Jobs Corps program played an important role in President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society and the War on Poverty. The idea for Jobs Corps was developed under President John F. Kennedy, but it didn't launch under after JFK's assassination in Dallas in 1963. And Johnson championed Job Corps' goals of job training for youths in the 16-24 range. Jobs Corps has enjoyed bipartisan support over…
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Job Corps, a Department of Labor program, has provided free vocational training and education to 2 million youth aged 16 to 24 nationwide since its founding in 1964, according to the Department of Labor website. The US Department of Labor announced May 29 it was beginning a “phased pause” in operations at Job Corps Centers nationwide to be completed by June 30, according to a press release.
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