In the wake of President Trump’s call for increased attention to workforce development during the State of the Union address, the Urban Alliance released a white paper with recommendations focused on job training and career planning for youth and young adults.
The white paper, “Job Training Starts Now: Why High School Students Need Youth Employment Opportunities,” offers eight recommendations for addressing the lack of employment training, education and opportunities available to young people. A Brookings Institution report found that 43 percent of teenagers were employed in 2000, compared to just 26 percent in 2014.
“Successfully transitioning American youth from school to career has proved problematic for decades, despite federal legislation and state initiatives,” said the report. “All young people — regardless of school or zip code — should have the opportunity to pursue a pathway to economic self-sufficiency after high school.”
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