Journal Article

Getting School and Workforce Systems to Work Together

Abstract: Many young people 16 to 24 years of age drop out of high school and are unemployed in cities around the country. Large agencies in education and workforce development often operate independently without a common purpose, but the city of Los Angeles?s plan demonstrates how committed mid-level managers encouraged educational and workforce bureaucracies and other agencies to work together on these issues.

Keywords: Unemployment; high school unemployment; Los Angeles;

Bibliographic Information

Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

Part of Series: Cascade

Publication Date: 2012-01

Volume: 1

Order Number: 79