ABSTRACT
This part conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the key concepts discussed in the preceding chapters. The part highlights different aspects of black women's participation in education and training. It suggests that black female high school completion rates would be even higher were it not for the fact that many black teenagers are forced to choose between school and work. The part shows that minority enrollment in community and two-year institutions is linked to the rising and increasingly prohibitive costs of an undergraduate education. It reveals quite clearly that relative to other participants, black women are not afforded the same opportunity to take maximum advantage of their participation in federal employment and training programs. The Comprehensive Employment and Training Act offered varying types of assistance to its economically disadvantaged population—training, pre-employment assistance, and employment-oriented assistance.
