UNESCO report shows high school drop-out rates and lack of job skills among young New Yorkers. The tenth Annual Education for All Global Monitoring Report published by UNESCO shows that 12% of young people are dropping out of secondary school in New York, and are left without vital foundation skills for work. This has contributed to one fifth of young people aged 17-24 years being out of school and unemployed. These young people urgently need an alternative pathway to learn skills which are … [Read more...]
New Yorkers, 20% of young out of school and out of work
October 18, 2012 by Team Celebration
Filed Under: BUSINESS, Contributors, NORTH AMERICA, YOUTH of ACTION™ Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, adult illiteracy, careers, director, Employment, New Yorkers, Pauline Rose, students, unemployment, UNESCO, USA