Sixty years later, Job Corps has trained more than 3 million income-eligible, 16- through 24- year-olds to make good on that ...

On August 20, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Economic Opportunity Act. The bill approved $1 billion for social programs to combat poverty. It was central to President Johnson’s ...

Created as part of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 — a cornerstone of his War on Poverty — Job Corps has helped millions of low-income Americans gain education ...

Since the program was introduced as part of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, low-income students have comprised a growing portion of the college campuses. Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist.

NASHUA – With the U.S. Department of Education under threat, Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (D-NH) is backing the federal TRIO programs in her effort to safeguard funding for low-income students ...

The Job Corps is a federal job training and education program designed to serve low-income youth between the ages of 16 and 24 who face barriers to education and employment, founded by the Economic ...

On Aug. 20, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Economic Opportunity Act, a centerpiece of his War on Poverty. Along with 10 other major programs, ...