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Federal judge issues temporary restraining order on Job Corps closures
The U.S. Department of Labor had announced the nationwide pause on 99 Job Corps campuses across the country on May 29, 2025.
60-year-old at-risk housing, education center in limbo over closure threat
News spread quickly across the nation's largest Job Corps campus, located just outside of Austin in San Marcos. The ...
Job Corps backers assail stats used to justify shutdown
As supporters fight to save the program, they are pointing to statistical errors the Department of Labor made in building a ...
Labor secretary grilled over Job Corps pause
Lori Chavez-DeRemer told the House Education and Workforce Committee that Job Corps centers are "financially unsustainable ...
About 100 staff at Milwaukee Job Corps Center will lose jobs due to federal cuts, state agency says
In late May, the U.S. Department of Labor said a "pause" on its Job Corps program would go into effect by the end of June.
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A former Job Corps champion leads its demise
“Our comprehensive review of Job Corps revealed significant systemic issues – including an alarming number of serious incidents, poor student outcomes, and unsustainable costs,” DOL ...
Students allowed back at Tulsa Job Corps starting Tuesday
Tulsa Job Corps officials confirmed Friday morning that students will be able to move back to the program’s north Tulsa campus as early as Tuesday.