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The fight over job training for younger people

2025/6/26
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Alfonso Flores-Lagunes
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Bert Barno
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Bruce Willis
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Diane Swong
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Ezekiel Wilber
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Jodi Mitchell
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Joe Brusuelos
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Mitchell Hartman
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Ezekiel Wilber: 我认为职业训练计划是我的救命稻草。之前我生活一团糟，沉迷毒品。这个项目让我清醒，并学习绘画技能。如果这个项目关闭，我将无家可归，生活会更加艰难，很可能再次流落街头。 Bert Barno: 我认为政府需要重新评估职业训练计划的成本效益。虽然该项目对年龄较大的学员有帮助，但对年轻学员的成效并不明显。政府可以考虑缩小项目范围，集中资源帮助更有需要的群体，而不是完全取消项目。这样可以更好地利用纳税人的钱。 Alfonso Flores-Lagunes: 我认为联邦政府应该继续支持职业训练计划，特别是对于那些难以帮助的群体。取消这些项目会对社区产生负面影响，尤其是在农村地区，因为政府没有其他更好的替代方案来帮助这些人。放弃他们是最糟糕的选择。 Jodi Mitchell: 我认为职业训练计划对我们社区至关重要。学员们在防火和维护步道方面提供了很大的帮助，这对我们地区的旅游业至关重要。如果关闭职业训练中心，将会对当地经济产生不利影响。

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A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration's attempt to shut down the Job Corps program, a vocational training initiative for young adults. The program faces criticism for its high costs and mixed results, but its closure would negatively impact many trainees and rural communities.
  • Federal judge halts Job Corps closure
  • Job Corps costs $80,000 per trainee
  • Mixed results on Job Corps effectiveness
  • Program provides crucial services in rural areas

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A federal judge has stopped the Labor Department from halting operations at the federal Job Corps program, which gives teenagers and young adults training in trades like construction and car repair. We'll hear about the costs of the program — and the potential costs of cutting it. Plus, economic growth has been revised downward, and a new report finds that home ownership costs are uncomfortably high in nearly 80% of U.S. counties.