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Archive of Recession & Recovery on Thursday October 29, 2009
Weekly wrap: Early stimulus reports show gain in teaching, construction jobs
States and contractors begin releasing stimulus jobs data; a costly computer contract haunts Virginia, and New Mexico is facing a fiscal crisis. Read More
Weekly wrap: Calls increase to extend economic stimulus to help states
Officials say states may need federal aid again next year; Louisiana's GOP governor offers health care proposal; Key stimulus deadline is approaching. Read More
Getting it right for community colleges and the nation's workforce
President Obama's proposed $12 billion program for the states' community colleges comes as good news in a tough time for the nation's two-year schools, writes David Shaffer, a senior fellow at the Rockefeller Institute of Government, State University of New York at Albany, in a commentary for Stateline.org. But the long-term impact of the president's program will depend in part on whether the final legislation, and its implementation, aim at fixing the right things, Shaffer writes. Read More |
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