The Department of Labor is distributing nearly $12 million in grants to states, which are being awarded through the second round of funding as part of the Workforce Data Quality Initiative.
With these funds, 12 additional states will have the ability to build or expand longitudinal databases of work force data as well as link them to education data in an effort to better the overall performance of work force development programs.
"The states awarded in this second round of funding now will be able to develop high-quality, long-term data that will provide consumers, practitioners and policymakers with comprehensive information about the relationship between education and workforce development programs," says Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis.
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