Anthony P. Carnevale

In the following viewpoint, Anthony P. Carnevale asserts that job training programs are an effective means of reducing unemployment and increasing workers’ adaptability in a changing economy. Job training provides workers with the skills to advance out of low-wage jobs and encourages equal access to good jobs for all Americans, in Carnevale’s opinion. According to the author, public policy should place more emphasis on education and job training and less on “workfirst” policies for those who do not pursue a college education. Carnevale is vice president for public leadership at the Educational Testing Service.

As you read, consider the following questions:
1. By how much did federal support for job training programs fall between 1978 and 1999, according to Carnevale"
2. How does the author support his assertion that tight labor...