Jason Bailey

3 weeks ago | thenewsenterprise.com | Jason Bailey

The budget ax wielded by DOGE and the Trump administration fell on Job Corps last week when the administration announced it was closing 99 of the program’s 123 centers across the country. Job Corps, which began as part of the War on Poverty in 1964, provides free education, job training and a place to live for low-income youth ages 16 to 24. The closings shutter three rural Kentucky locations that serve more than 500 students: the Carl D. Perkins Job Corps Center in Prestonsburg, the Earle C.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Jason Bailey

U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Virginia, asks audience members wearing "Save Job Corps" shirts to stand during a hearing at which U.S. Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer addressed the U.S. House Committee on Education and Workforce on Capitol Hill, June 5, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Scott was highlighting the Job Corps, which is funded through the Department of Labor, and has been targeted for elimination by President Donald Trump's 2026 budget proposal.

3 weeks ago | kentucky.com | Jason Bailey

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroomTrump administration plans to close 99 of 123 Job Corps centers nationwide. Program provides housing, education and job training for low-income young adults. Closures follow budget cuts favoring wealthy, despite Job Corps’ proven outcomes. The budget axe wielded by DOGE and the Trump administration fell on Job Corps last week, when the administration announced it was closing 99 of the program’s 123 centers across the country.

3 weeks ago | courier-journal.com | Jason Bailey

Why is Job Corps being terminated? Doing so harms the same “forgotten men and women of our country” that the administration says are its priority. Jason BaileyOpinion ContributorThe Trump administration announced the closure of 99 out of 123 Job Corps centers nationwide. Job Corps, a program providing free education and job training for low-income youth, is being cut despite its low cost and positive impact.

3 weeks ago | state-journal.com | Jason Bailey

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