Browsing Employment and Training Institute Publications by Issue Date
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Racially Restrictive Covenants: The Making of All-White Suburbs in Milwaukee County
(1979-01-01)Migration of African American families to developing suburban areas in the Milwaukee metropolitan area was inhibited by both governmental actions and private discrimination. A study by Lois Quinn of the Metropolitan ... -
Integration Challenges for the 1980s: Long Range Plans for School Facilities
(1980-01-01)In 1980 the Milwaukee School Board considered a 1980-90 School Building and Sites Plan which recommends policies for school closings and construction projects for the 1980's. This report by Lois Quinn and Kenneth Robinson ... -
Integration Challenges for the 1980s: Affirmative Action Programs for the Milwaukee Public Schools Administration
(1980-01-01)In March 1976 the Milwaukee Board of School Directors adopted an Affirmative Action Policy Statement for the school system. The statement lists goals designed to achieve a school staffing pattern which is reflective of the ... -
Relationships between School Desegregation and Government Housing Programs: A Milwaukee Case Study
(1980-01-01)School desegregation was initiated in Milwaukee in the 1976-77 school year through a court-ordered city desegregation program and a state-financed city-suburban pupil transfer program. This pilot study by the Metropolitan ... -
Educational Follow-Up Study of Juveniles Released from Ethan Allen and Lincoln Hills (1982)
(1982-01-01)This follow-up study examined the educational experiences of 759 youth released during 1979 from Ethan Allen and Lincoln Hills Schools, Wisconsin’s two state correctional institutions for juveniles. Ethan Allen and Lincoln ... -
Job Skills: Competency Tests and Curriculum Guide
(1984-01-01)These youth employment competencies materials were developed for the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction by the Employment and Training Institute for juvenile offenders in the Wisconsin correctional facilities. The ... -
Technical Assistance Guide for Implementing Youth Employment Competency Programs (1984)
(1984-01-01)This technical assistance guide is designed as a convenient resource manual for Private Industry Councils and Service Delivery Area staff in implementing the youth employment competencies requirements of the federal Job ... -
Admissions Requirements of the Wisconsin Vocational, Technical and Adult Education System
(1985-01-01)In 1985 the Employment and Training Institute surveyed the sixteen Vocational, Technical & Adult Education (VTAE) districts in the state to determine admissions requirements for each associate degree, diploma program, and ... -
Testimony of Lois M. Quinn and John Pawasarat to the U.S. Senate Finance Committee Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy
(1990-01-01)In June 1990 Lois Quinn and John Pawasarat of the Employment and Training Institute testified on the progress of their evaluation of the Wisconsin Learnfare experiment before the Senate Committee on Finance Subcommittee ... -
Impact of Learnfare on Milwaukee County Social Service Clients (1990)
(1990-01-01)In July, 1987 the State of Wisconsin enacted legislation implementing a “Learnfare” policy for families receiving AFDC (Aid to Families with Dependent Children). As a condition for receiving aid, teenagers who had not ... -
Report to the Wisconsin Legislature on the Learnfare Evaluation (1991)
(1991-01-01)In July, 1987 the State of Wisconsin enacted legislation implementing a "Learnfare" policy for families with teenagers receiving Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and who have not completed high school or ... -
Report to Wisconsin School Districts on Implementation Surveys
(1991-01-01)In April 1990 as part of its evaluation of the Wisconsin “Learnfare” experiment for the Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Employment and Training ... -
Report to Wisconsin Counties on Implementation Surveys
(1991-01-01)In August, 1990 as part of its evaluation of the Wisconsin “Learnfare” experiment for the Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Employment and Training ... -
Identifying Milwaukee Youth in Critical Need of Intervention: Lessons from the Past, Measures for the Future (1991)
(1991-01-01)n 1990 Milwaukee County created a “Youth Initiative” to improve the delivery of services to youth. The Youth Initiative Committee made significant recommendations for altering the delivery of county social services and ... -
The Labor Market Experience of Young African American Men from Low-Income Families in Wisconsin (1992)
(1992-01-01)This research study provides empirical data on the employment experience of young African American men who entered the Wisconsin labor force in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Its goal was to examine the early labor force ... -
The Employment Status of Young Adult Black Males Residing in Poverty Households: Recent Milwaukee County Experience
(1992-01-01)Harold Rose, UWM professor of Geography and Urban Studies, examined the findings of the Employment and Training Institute analysis of employment held by 8,479 young African American males from Wisconsin families seeking ... -
Evaluation of the Impact of Wisconsin's Learnfare Experiment on the School Attendance of Teenagers Receiving AFDC (1992)
(1992-01-01)In June 1988 the Wisconsin legislature authorized that an independent evaluation of the state’s “Learnfare” experiment be conducted, and in July 1989 the Employment and Training Institute secured the contract for this ... -
The Labor Market Experience of Young African American Men from Low-Income Households
(1992-01-01)The target population for this study is 5,800 young African American males living in households where one or more members applied for public assistance. Their employment records are tracked for 39 months. The critical ... -
Profile of Central City Milwaukee Labor Force Participants: Fall 1993 Household Survey
(1993-01-01)Adults in 487 Milwaukee households were interviewed in late Fall of 1993 to solicit information on central city residents employed or seeking jobs, the education and training background of workers and job seekers, perceived ... -
Wisconsin Welfare Employment Experiments: An Evaluation of the WEJT and CWEP Programs (1993)
(1993-01-01)In 1986 the Wisconsin Legislature authorized the Department of Health and Social Services to implement pilot programs to test the effectiveness of two approaches aimed at reducing AFDC (Aid to Families with Dependent ...