US Department of Labor Shuts Down Job Corps Centers Nationwide
TL;DR
The Pittsburgh Job Corps center is closing after 60 years, displacing hundreds of students and staff, due to the Department of Labor's decision citing poor outcomes and high costs, leading to emotional scenes and concerns about the impact on low-income youth and the local economy.
- Pittsburgh Job Corps campus to shutter, displacing hundreds of students and staff Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- 'Monumental mistake': Job Corps Centers closure impacts Maryland WBAL-TV
- US Department of Labor pauses Job Corps center operations U.S. Department of Labor (.gov)
- Feds pause operations at 3 Michigan Job Corps centers as part of nationwide move Detroit Free Press
- Labor Department officially shuts down Job Corps program WCAX
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