We also know that a college degree is not and should not be the only path to a bright future.
This is why access to universal pre-K is so important and why I am a strong advocate of the two-generation approach.
You end up with a series of jobs, not a career path.
We need a vibrant rural small town economy in this country and one that is not purely based on low-wage service-sector j...
So people need to know what is possible in places where those jobs may not be there today, but they could be.
Too many Americans can't find a job, or are in jobs that pay wages too low to achieve financial security.
Today, we are focusing on one way to create opportunities for more Americans--namely, by investing in education and trai...
I don't believe that we can just say the solution is going to be everybody is going to move to an urban area.
We can't afford to turn our back on rural America. We need to invest in jobs there.
The employment picture is brighter than it was eight years ago, but not as bright as we want or need.
This new look at what we can do to update this law is incredibly important.