April 29, 2005

Secretaries Urge Overhaul of Training

By SILLA BRUSH

State officials should have more control over the nation's job-training system, the U.S. secretaries of education and of labor said last week at a Senate hearing.

Their comments came as Congress considers renewing and coordinating several key higher-education and job-training laws, including the Higher Education Act, which governs most student-aid programs, and the Workforce Investment Act, which supports training programs at colleges. The hearing was held by the Senate Committee on

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