OTTUMWA — The word "devastation" was thrown around quite a bit. When it comes to Ottumwa Job Corps, there were few other ways to describe the federal government's decision to shutter the job training ...

OTTUMWA — As of now, nothing has happened. However, students and staff at Ottumwa Job Corps aren't leaving anything to chance. Students and staff Friday protested President Donald Trump's proposed ...

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

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 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday granted a preliminary injunction to stop the U.S. Department of Labor from shutting down Job Corps, a residential program for low-income youth, until a ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X U.S. Sen. Blumenthal: “Ending the Job Corps would be cruel and stupid.” Credit: Adam Walker Photos ...

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 ...

In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson launched the Job Corps as a cornerstone of his Great Society initiative, aiming to combat poverty by providing vocational training to disadvantaged youth. Modeled ...

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 fate of Job Corps Centers across the country finds itself wrapped up in ongoing legal proceedings that's driven confusion about whether the centers are acce ...

Job Corps Atterbury’s Travis Butts, a U.S. Army veteran who served honorably for eight years, was recognized this week by the Indianapolis Army Recruiting Battalion, Company, and the Shelbyville ...

President George W. Bush's proposed Department of Labor budget for fiscal year 2008 includes over $1.5 billion for Job Corps, a job training program for disadvantaged youth.[1] Senator Edward Kennedy ...