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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 ...
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.
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About 100 staff at Milwaukee Job Corps Center will lose jobs due to federal cuts, state agency says
A June 3 legal complaint brought by the National Job Corps Association ... and losing that connection will add to the challenge of filling open jobs," Baldwin's letter said.
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.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette9d
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.