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Removing Transportation Barriers To Employment: The Impact Of Driver's License Suspension Policies On Milwaukee County Teens, John Pawasarat Jan 2000

Removing Transportation Barriers To Employment: The Impact Of Driver's License Suspension Policies On Milwaukee County Teens, John Pawasarat

ETI Publications

This report examines the impact of current driver's license suspension and revocation policies on teenagers in Milwaukee County and central city Milwaukee neighborhoods. It is part of a series of public policy studies on barriers to employment for Milwaukee area workers. The research focuses on the special problems of youth in securing and keeping valid driver's licenses due to municipal and circuit court fine and forfeiture collection policies. Teenagers and young adults with a driver's license and access to a car can tap into jobs outside their neighborhoods and seek out employment in industries with greater opportunities for advancement. Wisconsin …


Analysis Of Food Stamp And Medical Assistance Caseload Reductions In Milwaukee County: 1995-1999, John Pawasarat Jan 2000

Analysis Of Food Stamp And Medical Assistance Caseload Reductions In Milwaukee County: 1995-1999, John Pawasarat

ETI Publications

This study was prepared for Milwaukee County to examine the changes in public assistance caseloads in the county for food stamps, medical assistance and AFDC cases. Published monthly caseload data and client caseload records for selected months are used to track caseload declines and to attempt to explain how the caseload has changed for both families and individuals since December 1995.


Uwm And The Wisconsin Economy, John Pawasarat Jan 2000

Uwm And The Wisconsin Economy, John Pawasarat

ETI Publications

This study tracked records on 142,755 students attending the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee during the period Fall 1988 through Fall 2000. Student files were used to construct a longitudinal database tracking semester experiences, graduate information, and demographic data and matched against January 2000 Wisconsin Department of Transportation driver’s license data and Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development data on all employer-reported wages for Wisconsin companies, nonprofits, and government agencies. Most Wisconsin high school graduates attending and graduating from UWM with a bachelor’s degree continue to live and work in Wisconsin. Of 22,438 bachelor’s degree graduates (1988-1998) coming from Wisconsin high schools, 89 …


Milwaukee Area Technical College Advantages For Filling The Demand For High School Graduates And High Tech Workers, John Pawasarat Jan 2000

Milwaukee Area Technical College Advantages For Filling The Demand For High School Graduates And High Tech Workers, John Pawasarat

ETI Publications

This UWM Employment and Training Institute report tracked the earnings of 164,865 students who attended Milwaukee Area Technical College from 1989-1998. The report outlines the financial benefits of post-secondary education and was used to help Milwaukee Public Schools students establish their career goals.


Uwm And The Wisconsin Economy, John Pawasarat Jan 2000

Uwm And The Wisconsin Economy, John Pawasarat

ETI Publications

Records on 142,755 students attending the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee from Fall 1988 through Fall 2000 were examined to tracks semester experiences, graduate information, and demographic data. The findings are used to help Milwaukee Public Schools students with their career planning.