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Trade School Students Blindsided as Federal Job Corps Cuts Shut School Down
- A phased pause has been initiated to gradually halt operations at all 99 Job Corps centers nationwide, with a complete shutdown scheduled by June 30, 2025.
- This decision follows an internal review and fiscal analysis showing financial deficits and low graduation rates, with reports differing on the program's effectiveness.
- Job Corps, established in 1962 to train youth aged 16 to 24, currently serves around 25,000 students, many homeless, providing education, training, and room and board.
- The Labor Department cited a $140 million deficit, more than 14,900 incident reports including violence and drug use, and a 2023 graduation rate below 40%, while advocates dispute some data.
- The pause raises concerns about displacing homeless students and staff job losses while prompting bipartisan calls to restore funding and strengthen the program's future.
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Hawaii Job Corps to close
Two unique job training centers in Hawaii are slated for closure in a Trump administration move to terminate the federal government’s 61-year-old Job Corps program. The U.S. Department of Labor announced Thursday that Job Corps operations nationwide, which provide low-income youth and young adults with vocational training and schooling, will cease by June 30. Labor Department officials said the federally funded program operated by contractors ha…
Brunswick Job Corps responds to federal cuts
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) - The federal government is pausing operations at nearly 100 Job Corps centers across the country, along with the Brunswick location that serves students from right here in Coastal Georgia. On Wednesday, a judge issued a temporary restraining order, blocking the Department of Labor's attempt to shut down Job Corps centers. In Brunswick, the news has left more than 200 students and 100 staff members in limbo. Some students ev…
Judge and lawmakers question the Trump administration's plan to gut Job Corps centers
Members of Congress and a federal judge are questioning the Trump administration's plan to shut down Job Corps centers nationwide and halt a residential career training program for low-income youth that was established more than 50 years ago.The Department of Labor last week announced a nationwide “pause of operations” for dozens of Job Corps centers run by private contractors. The department cited an internal review that concluded the program w…
Arkansas NAACP speaks out against Job Corps closings
Career counselor at Little Rock Job Corps says federal pause on operations nationwide leaves students with nowhere to go LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The NAACP in Arkansas is calling for immediate action in response to the closing of Job Corps centers in the state. The NAACP Arkansas State Conference, along with the NAACP Little Rock Branch, NAACP Sebastian County Branch, and NAACP St. Francis Branch, referred to the centers as “vital” in a statement rel…
Federal Court Blocks Labor Department From Pausing Youth Job Program
A New York federal court has blocked the Department of Labor from enforcing its decision to pause Job Corps, the country’s largest residential education and job training program for at-risk youth. Job Corps is aimed at Americans between 16 and 24 years of age who have low incomes and face barriers to education and employment. Federal and state agencies, private companies, and unions recruit young individuals to enroll in Job Corps, where they ca…
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