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TWA Reports and White Papers
 Greener Pathways: Jobs and Workforce Development in the Clean Energy Economy by Sarah White and Jason Walsh for The Center on Wisconsin Strategy, The Workforce Alliance, and The Apollo Alliance (2008) (64 pp.)
A first-of-its kind guide to help states prepare the workforce needed to grow a green economy. Greener Pathways includes an action plan for state policymakers, highlighting policy, program, and system reform opportunities to embrace the greener and more equitable promise of the new energy economy. Greener Pathways explores the kind and quality of jobs in the clean energy economy; the skills needed to fill these jobs; and how existing plants and their workers - especially those in the beleaguered industrial heartland - can move to the center of the clean energy economy.
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 America’s Forgotten Middle-Skill Jobs: Education and Training Requirements in the Next Decade and Beyond by Harry Holzer and Robert Lerman for The Workforce Alliance's Skills2Compete Campaign (2007)
Holzer and Lerman's analysis reveals that middle-skill jobs make up nearly half of the jobs in today’s labor market. Without greater investments in education and skills training, future growth in the supply of educated workers will likely fall short of the growth in labor market demand.
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A New York State Career Pathways Fund: Advancing the Skills of Low-Income Workers and Meeting the Demands of Business (November 2007)
A Proposal Submitted by Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, Community Service Society, Community Voices Heard, Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies, Fiscal Policy Institute, Hunger Action Network of New York State, Literacy New York, New York Association of Training and Employment Professionals, New York City Employment and Training Coalition, Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy, The Workforce Alliance (TWA).
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 Training Policy in Brief: An Overview of Federal Workforce Development Policies by Gwen Rubinstein and Andrea Mayo (2007) (114 pp.)
The second edition of our handy reference for policy makers and advocates, this briefing book profiles 13 federal programs that support skills training and education at the state and local level, including the Workforce Investment Act, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Carl D. Perkins Technical and Vocational Education Act, Pell Grants, and Food Stamp Employment and Training program.
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 New Report: California's Edge: Keeping California Competitive, Creating Opportunity
Prepared by California's EDGE Campaign (2006) (12 pages)
Excerpt: Today California stands at a historic crossroads. Over the next two decades, the highly skilled baby boom generation will be retiring, and many projections indicate that California’s replacement workers will have lower levels of educational attainment if current trends persist. Already many California industries face critical skills shortages and some recent studies warn that soon more of the state’s employers may be unable to find workers with the skills they need to remain competitive.
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 New Report: Meeting Iowa’s Workforce Challenge: A Call to Action for Iowa's New Governor and General Assembly
Prepared by The Iowa Works Campaign (2006) (12 pages)
Excerpt: In 2006, Iowa stands at an historic crossroads. As dramatic changes in the state’s demography and the global economy intersect, the state faces the danger of worker and skill gaps that could undermine its businesses, erode the earning power of its workers, and slow its economic growth. By 2012, it’s estimated that the state will have in excess of 150,000 more jobs than workers to fill them, the result of Iowa’s stagnant population growth converging with impending baby boom retirements. By the same year, almost 45% of all occupations in the state will require post-secondary education or training
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New Report: Redefining Public Education for the 21st Century: Toward a Federal Guarantee of Education and Training for America’s Workers by Shawn Fremstad and Andy Van Kleunen (2006) (8 pages)
Excerpt: The idea that Americans should have opportunities to better themselves and provide a better life for their families has deep historical roots in the United States. In Democracy in America, a classic study of our national government and character, Alexis de Tocqueville wrote that "the notion of advancement suggests itself to every mind in America" and "the desire to rise swells in every heart." Today advancement remains "the promise that lies at the heart of the American dream."
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Report: Taking the High Road: How States Should Meet TANF’s New Participation Standards by Shawn Fremstad and Jason Walsh (2006) (11 pages)
Excerpt: On February 8, 2006, the President signed budget legislation that extends TANF through 2010 and will require most states to substantially increase the number of parents receiving TANF who have jobs or are in training. These changes provide an impetus for states to upgrade their programs in ways that, as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Mike Leavitt recently recommended in a press release about the legislation, help parents “climb the job ladder by creating more opportunities for education and job training.” At the same time, some states may be tempted to comply with the changes by relying on a “low-road” strategy that involves reducing the number of families who are helped through TANF.
 Training Policy in Brief: An Overview of Federal Workforce Development Policies by Gwen Rubinstein and Andrea Mayo (2006) (110 pp.)
The first edition of our handy reference for policy makers and advocates, this briefing book profiles 15 federal programs that support skills training and education at the state and local level, including the Workforce Investment Act, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Carl D. Perkins Technical and Vocational Education Act, Pell Grants, and Food Stamp Employment and Training program.
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 New Report -- Workforce (Re)Development in the Gulf Coast: A Three-Part Agenda for Action by Jason Walsh and Andy Van Kleunen (2005) (32 pp.)
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated local economies throughout the Gulf Coast region in 2005, leaving businesses damaged and tens of thousands of people displaced and without jobs. This paper reviews the immediate federal economic and workforce development response to the storms and offers policy recommendations for needed long-term investment in physical and human capital.
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 Skilling the American Workforce "On The Cheap": Ongoing Shortfalls in Federal Funding for Workforce Development by Robin Spence and Brendan Kiel (2003) (14 pp.)
Demand for skilled workers in the economy is rapidly outpacing supply within local labor markets throughout the United States, yet federal investments in workforce development programs over the past two decades have failed to keep pace. This analysis examines funding trends in 19 federal programs across four federal departments.
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 Skills Training Works: Examining the Evidence by Whitney Smith, Jenny Wittner, Robin Spence, and Andy Van Kleunen (2002)
A common misperception among policy makers is that skills training and education programs are not effective. This paper documents their effectiveness-in increasing earnings, improving access to employer-paid benefits, and increasing steady work-and identifies how previous research findings have been misinterpreted.
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