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In 2010, 58.8 percent of white adults ages 25 and over attained at least some college education, compared to 50.2 percent of the black community and 35.7 percent of the Hispanic community.
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Over 8 million adults and dislocated workers received employment and training services in 2009 and 2010 – almost 70 percent of those adults and just over 75 percent of those dislocated workers were then able to find jobs
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By 2018, nearly two-thirds of all jobs in the U.S. will require at least some postsecondary education or training.
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A 2005 study found that Workforce Investment Act (WIA) services in seven states generate employment and earnings gains for adults and dislocated workers. Individuals receiving WIA services were more likely to be employed (by about 10 percentage points) and to have higher earnings (by about $800 per quarter in 2000 dollars) than those who had not received services. In addition, participants in WIA programs were less likely than non-participants to receive public assistance.
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Millions of workers cannot support their families due to low-wages, lack of English proficiency, or low educational attainment. These workers would benefit from career pathway programs that help low-skilled workers earn credentials leading to better jobs and better wages.
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A 65-year-old with a high school diploma typically enjoys better health than a 45-year-old who dropped out in the tenth grade.
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Eighty-eight million U.S. adults have at least one major educational barrier to employment (lack a high school diploma, no college study, and/or do not speak English well).
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Participants in industry-specific programs connected to employers earn 18 percent more than those in less well-targeted training programs.
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Eighty-Five percent of households with food-insecure children had a working adult, including 70 percent which had a full-time worker. Fewer than half of households with food-insecure children included an adult educated past high school.
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Only 7 percent of adult education students (including Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English Literacy) entered postsecondary education and training or the workforce in program year 2004-05 (the last year for which data is available)
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Nearly half the U.S. workforce has only a high school education or less and some 25 million workers aged 18 to 64 lack a high school diploma or GED.
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One in four workers—some 30 million people—work in jobs for which year-round, full-time work would not pay enough for a family of four to achieve self-sufficiency.
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