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12 to 1 Income Inequality among Working Families in Milwaukee County: Workforce Challenges for 2014
(2014-01-01)Critical labor force problems facing Milwaukee County’s “working poor” families are the lack of steady, good paying jobs and the resulting lack of adequate income support for single parents raising children. This report ... -
2004 Neighborhood Indicators Summary
(2004-01-01)This neighborhood indicators report assesses employment, economic and welfare changes based on eleven years of institutional data for nine ZIP codes (53204, 53205, 53206, 53208, 53210, 53212, 53216, 53218, and 53233) ... -
2015 Centro Hispano Head Start Community Needs Assessment
(2015-01-01)The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Employment and Training Institute prepared a Head Start Community Needs Assessment for Centro Hispano of Milwaukee, with a detailed study of conditions impacting schools, families and ... -
2017 MPS Head Start Community Assessment Data Analysis
(2017-01-01)The Milwaukee Public Schools Head Start Community Assessment identifies the community conditions and trends that impact the Head Start programs, participating families and children, and potential enrollees. The assessment ... -
23,639 Milwaukee County Residents with Driver's License Suspensions Solely for Failure to Pay Fines and Civil Forfeitures
(2012-01-01)Thousands of adults in Milwaukee County have suspensions placed on their driver’s licenses solely for not paying fines and civil forfeitures. Younger teens may be issued license suspensions for failure to pay fines and ... -
A "Milwaukee Plan" for Construction Trade Apprenticeships? Workforce Challenges for 2014
(2014-01-01)In 1970 the Labor Department called for a “Milwaukee Plan” that over five years would bring the number of African Americans employed in skilled construction jobs proportional to their percentage of the population (i.e. ... -
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 ... -
Ameriquest Mortgage Activity in Milwaukee County
(2007-01-01)The analysis of mortgage lending practices, evictions and foreclosures in Milwaukee County conducted by the Employment and Training Institute for Legal Action of Wisconsin showed Ameriquest Mortgage Company as one of the ... -
An Analysis of Job Openings in the Milwaukee Region: Job Supply and Demand, prepared for the Private Industry Council of Milwaukee County, 2006
(2006-01-01)The Milwaukee job openings surveys were developed by the Employment and Training Institute in 1990s at the request of the City of Milwaukee. Five government partners collaborated on this ongoing Milwaukee Labor Market ... -
An Institutional History of the GED by Lois M. Quinn
(2003-01-01)This history of the development and promotion of the GED credential examines how a multiple choice test came to be the primary vehicle for educating high school non-completers and why so few adult high school completion ... -
Analysis of Affirmative Action Plans Adopted by Milwaukee Area Joint Apprenticeship Committees
(2010-01-01)In 2006 and 2010, the state Bureau of Apprenticeship Standards provided copies of the affirmative action plans adopted by Milwaukee area local joint apprenticeship committees (JACs) in response to an open records law request ... -
Analysis of Child Care Survey and Vendor Participation Patterns in the Wisconsin Shares Child Care Subsidy Program Operating in SE Wisconsin
(2003-01-01)At the request of Milwaukee County, the Employment and Training Institute conducted an analysis of the annual child care surveys of rates and analysis of Wisconsin Shares child care subsidy program participation patterns ... -
Analysis of Food Stamp and Medical Assistance Caseload Reductions in Milwaukee County: 1995-1999
(2000-01-01)This study was prepared for Milwaukee County to examine the changes in public assistance caseloads in the county for food stamps, medical assistance and AFDC cases. Published monthly caseload data and client caseload records ... -
Analysis of Milwaukee Births: Diversity and Concentration
(2011-01-01)The Employment and Training Institute analyzed the city of Milwaukee annual birth data to assist planning by Milwaukee Public Schools Superintendent Gregory Thornton. A total of 106,767 children were born to mothers living ... -
Analysis of Milwaukee County JTPA Title IIA Participants: 1988-1994
(1994-01-01)The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Employment and Training Institute worked with the Private Industry Council of Milwaukee County to prepare an analysis of JTPA Title IIA participants in Milwaukee County for a seven-year ... -
Analysis of Milwaukee County JTPA Title IIA Participants: 1988-1994
(1995-01-01)The Employment and Training Institute has worked with the Private Industry Council (PIC) of Milwaukee County to prepare analysis of JTPA Title IIA participant outcomes over time. This report analyzes data on all JTPA Title ... -
Assessing Demand and Training for Welders in the Southeast Wisconsin Region
(2008-01-01)Under contract with the Waukesha-Ozaukee-Washington (WOW) Workforce Development, Inc., the Employment and Training Institute conducted a targeted survey of welder job openings and anticipated needs among fabricated metal ... -
Assessment of 2007 Client Outcomes for the Center for Driver's License Recovery & Employability
(2008-01-01)In 2007 the Center for Driver’s License Recovery & Employability (CDLRE) began providing assistance on a referral basis to Milwaukee County residents with suspended and revoked driver’s licenses. The Center operates out ... -
Assumptions and Limitations of the Census Bureau Methodology Ranking Racial and Ethnic Residential Segregation in Cities and Metro Areas
(2005-01-01)This paper responds to a request from the U.S. Census Bureau to serve on a five-member peer review panel to examine an historic and first-time study by the Census Bureau that ranked major metropolitan areas by their level ... -
Attempted Reform of the GED Credential in Wisconsin
(2011-01-01)This paper summarizes the Wisconsin research that led to educational policy changes for the GED (General Education Development) high school equivalency credential and tracks the attempted reform of the GED credential in ...