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2003 BWDC Bibliography

1. “A Bleak Picture for Jobs in Mass.,” Boston Globe, Page 1, April, 20, 2003
2. BWDC Executive Director Laurie Sheridan's Testimony before the Commerce & Labor Committee re H3955, September 15, 2003 (Adobe PDF)
3. Grow Faster Together. Or Grow Slowly Apart. How will America Work in the 21st Century?, The Aspen Institute, Washington, 2002.
4. New Skills for a New Economy: Adult Education’s Role in sustaining Economic Growth and Expanding Opportunity, MassINC, Boston, 2002.
5. Pulling Apart: A State-by-State Analysis of Income Trends, Economic Policy Institute & Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Washington, April, 2002.
6. Skilling the American Workforce “On The Cheap”: Ongoing Shortfalls in Federal Funding for Workforce Development, The Workforce Alliance, September, 2003, page 3.
7. The Workforce Investment Act: A First Look at Participation, Demographics, and Services, Center for Law and Social Policy, March, 2003, page 13.

• Links to state legislators by city and town

• Chart prepared for 2003 Legislative Breakfast showing how community residents use community-based organizations as multiple points of entry, and steps to employment and advancement (Microsoft Word Document)
  

• Business/Workforce Development at Massachusetts Community Colleges

• Career Centers:
  Boston Career Link
  The Work Place
  ABCD's JobNet Profile

• Mass*Net The Massachusetts Training Network

• Massachusetts Division of Employment and Training

• Workforce Links from the National Association of State Work Force Agencies and the U.S. Department of Labor, United States Employment Service

• Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

• The Brookings Institution

• Urban Institute

• Workforce Development & The Workforce Investment Act

• Massachusetts Workforce Investment Act

• Employment and Training Administration info site on WIA