Creating Effective Education and Workforce Policies for Metropolitan Labor Markets in the United States. Discussion Paper No. 1394-11

Autor/in	Holzer, Harry J.
Institution	University of Wisconsin-Madison, Institute for Research on Poverty
Titel	Creating Effective Education and Workforce Policies for Metropolitan Labor Markets in the United States. Discussion Paper No. 1394-11
Quelle	(2011), (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Educational Policy; Labor Force; Labor Market; Urban Areas; Job Skills; Educational Attainment; Achievement Gap; Higher Education; Education Work Relationship + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Labour force; Arbeitskraft; Erwerbsbevölkerung; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Urban area; Stadtregion; Produktive Fertigkeit; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen
Abstract	How well do our education policies prepare America's youth for the labor market? What challenges limit our success, and what opportunities do we have for improvements? Can public policy play a greater role in encouraging more success? In this chapter, I provide a summary of what we know on these issues, incorporating but also complementing many of the perspectives provided by the other [forthcoming volume] authors. In addition, I consider these questions as they apply to the unique characteristics of metropolitan areas in the United States. I consider demand for both middle- and high-skill jobs, where the former are defined as those requiring some postsecondary education or training (broadly defined) beyond a high school diploma but less than a bachelor's degree, and the latter are defined as those requiring a bachelor's or higher. I then review the challenges limiting so many young Americans as they prepare for the labor market, as well as what we know about programs and policies that might improve observed outcomes. Finally, I review the characteristics of U.S. metropolitan areas that exacerbate the challenges we face--especially the uneven distribution of people and jobs within and across those areas. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01