"After all the talk we have heard about
family values, this book builds on New Jersey's success to show a
clear way that government can actually work to value families. This
book outlines how a flexible workforce can help all Americans reach
economic self-sufficiency by training on their own terms and on
their own time."—Representative Rush Holt, New
Jersey
"Not Just Getting By
stresses the need for workforce development policies that not only
acknowledge the many barriers to education and job training facing
low-wage workers, but that are also fashioned to minimize or
eliminate those barriers. As this book makes clear, workforce
development must be a priority for state and federal policymakers if
the United States is to remain a leader in the global economy – and
if America wants all Americans to have a shot at economic
self-sufficiency and a better life."—Congressman George Miller,
California
"For too long now,
policymakers have looked at workforce development as though all
workers were the same, with the same needs and the same problems.
Not Just Getting By documents how policymakers must step
outside of this "one-size-fits-all box". The authors show that
workforce development policies that are sensitive to the needs of
all kinds of workers--including ones with family
responsibilities--will be more effective in the long run in moving
individuals toward stable employment. This book is a must read for
those interested in bringing workforce development policy into the
21st century."—Heather Boushey, Center for Economic and Policy
Research
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