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    :: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 ::

    Layoffs take more than jobs By Diane E. Lewis
    Study shows many get no severance, no benefits, no training

    Almost one in four U.S. workers who earn less than $40,000 has been laid off over the past three years, according to a study by Rutgers University.

    'The Disposable American Worker: Living in a Job Loss Economy'

    Vocational education boost urged By Erin Kennedy
    Fresno school officials meet business leaders.
    A teacher in Selma, Wright said he was alarmed at how little exposure kids had to working with their hands.

    'I took an unscientific poll one day at the high school and none had used a shovel. None had built anything.'
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