TY - BOOK TI - Building skills for Black workers: preparing for the future labor market SN - 0761827781 AV - LC2781 .B53 2004 PY - 2004/// CY - Washington, D.C., Lanham, Md. PB - Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, University Press of America KW - African Americans KW - Employment KW - Education KW - Labor market KW - United States KW - Discrimination in employment N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [149]-161); Foreword / Eddie N. Williams -- Ch. 1. Introduction and overview / Cecilia A. Conrad -- Ch. 2. The effect of class size and school vouchers on minority achievement / Cecilia Elena Rouse -- Ch. 3. The digital divide in educating black students and workers / Alan B. Krueger -- Ch. 4. Racial and ethnic differences in the impact of job training on wages / William M. Rodgers III -- Ch. 5. Do black workers lack soft skills? / Cecilia A. Conrad -- Ch. 6. The role of public policy in the skills development of black workers in the 21st century / Timothy Bartik, Kevin Hollenbeck ER -