Concept paper: “Vision for the Future of the Workforce Investment System”
Noted policy research firm MDRC (most recently in the news for its role in the Opportunity NYC program), has posted a thought-provoking concept paper about workers, WIA, and welfare. The paper provides a good overview of recent workforce investment history, the relationship of current policy to low-wage workers and welfare policy, and the sometimes double-edged effects of outcomes-based performance standards. It’s a little old (January of this year), but a good read nonetheless.
