Duncan tabs education grant for displaced workers
Source: Yahoo News Posted By: Mitch K...5433 days ago
The federal government is launching a $7 million grant program to help kick-start training to prepare laid-off autoworkers and other unemployed people for a second career, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said.
The grants will provide initial funds for community colleges and other organizations that help adults develop new career skills.
The programs can provide services like tutoring, academic and career counseling or could do things like remove financial constraints for adults returning to....