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Higher Ed. and Job Training for Young
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Young people in Massachusetts
face a job market that is still very weak and a higher education system that has
grown more and more expensive. This makes it difficult for them to get the
skills and experience they need to build careers and find a path towards stable,
good-paying jobs.
Two new MassBudget briefs show
how state funding for Higher Education and Youth Employment have changed over
time--and what the Governor has proposed for FY14.
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"Public Higher Education in Massachusetts and the
Governor's FY14 Budget" finds that funding for higher education has been cut
31% since 2001. As with so many programs in the state budget, it was squeezed by
the large revenue shortfalls that followed the income tax cuts of 1998-2002. To
begin restoring a significant portion of these cuts, the Governor has proposed a
large increase in support for scholarships along with additional funding for
UMass, State Universities, and Community Colleges.
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"Youth Employment in the Governor's FY14 Budget"
examines a variety of programs that provide job placement and training programs
for young adults. Following increased investments in the mid-2000s, funding for
those programs has generally declined in recent years. The Governor's revenue
proposal would provide significant new funding for a number of these programs
that help young people find work and train for careers.
Additional information on all
of the programs described in the "Youth Employment" brief can be found in our
online Children's Budget, including complete funding
information for each. Youth Empowerment is one of several "Common Threads" in the Children Budget, bringing
together a set of related programs that are otherwise distributed across
different departments and agencies.
The Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center
(MassBudget) produces policy research, analysis, and data-driven recommendations
focused on improving the lives of low- and middle-income children and adults,
strengthening our state's economy, and enhancing the quality of life in
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