Last Thursday (May 30), the Department of Labor announced that they were beginning a “phased pause” of operations at all Job Corps locations nationwide, stating that it would be “an orderly transition ...

The federal vocational program for young adults avoided closures by the Trump administration, but now Congress could slash ...

It is the classic story of bad things happening to someone trying to do good. Like the Old Testament tale that befell the tragic biblical figure of Job; students and staff at the federally funded ...

U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Virginia, asks audience members wearing "Save Job Corps" shirts to stand during a hearing at which U.S. Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer addressed the U.S. House Committee ...

The Trump administration's decision to close Job Corps centers nationwide has drawn criticism. The closures will disproportionately affect students from disadvantaged backgrounds, particularly African ...

The U.S. Department of Labor announced Monday it will begin a "phased pause" in operations at contractor-operated Job Corps centers nationwide. The pause of operations at all contractor-operated ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Job Corps students are now scrambling trying to find a place to live, continue their education, and stay on track toward a career. This comes after the U.S. Department of Labor paused ...

The high school graduation ceremony June 3 at Sierra Nevada Job Corps was bittersweet. It might be the last one ever after the Trump administration recently ordered all funding be ended for the ...

The sudden and sweeping shutdown of Job Corps programs nationwide has left hundreds of young people and staff in limbo — including nearly 150 students and 97 workers at Talking Leaves Job Corps in ...

Job Corps is free program that provides career trainings and education programs for eligible young people ages 16-24 and its ...

Mariyah Louis used to think she wouldn't make it to 27 years old. Louis was in the foster care system as a teenager before turning to Job Corps, a government-funded program that provides free career ...

Shutdown of Job Corps nationwide leaves hundreds in limbo, including students and staff at Tahlequah’s Talking Leaves—run by the Cherokee Nation. TULSA, Okla. - The sudden and sweeping shutdown of Job ...