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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.
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 ...
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.
Students face uncertainty as US Job Corps closure looms nationwide
The U.S. Department of Labor plans to close all 99 Job Corps centers by 2025 due to financial challenges and safety concerns.
Labor Department suspends Job Corps centers operations, drawing bipartisan pushback
The Department of Labor (DOL) announced this week it will pause operations at Job Corps centers nationwide, a move that has already gotten pushback from both sides of the aisle on Capitol Hill.
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Labor Dept to suspend Job Corps centers it says put students in danger, cost taxpayers $1.7B
In December 2024, the Biden administration’s Department of Labor instituted a similar pause in operations at two of the Job Corps centers, amid concerns of issues and rising program costs.
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Job Corps contracts halted as 'phased pause' implemented
"We certainly have issues and altercations and things that can happen on a Job Corps campus, but nothing compared to the percentage that's being presented out there." In 2023, a total of 1,072 ...
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Two Maine Job Corps Centers halting new enrollment
They say Job Corps facilities are facing sustainability issues because of rising costs and they will continue to evaluate these Job Corps facilities and others within the coming weeks.