Labor Dept. to suspend Job Corps centers it says puts students in danger, cost taxpayers $1.7B

EXCLUSIVE: The Department of Labor is suspending operations of Job Corps centers across the nation after revelations that the program, which costs taxpayers more than $1.7 billion per year, is no longer achieving its intended outcomes and is putting students in danger. 

Job Corps originally was created to help young adults build a pathway to a better life through education and community. But Trump administration officials told Fox News Digital that an "in-depth fiscal analysis and a startling number of serious incident reports reveal the program is not helping students achieve intended outcomes or keeping them safe." 

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