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May 23 Webcast: Community College and Career Training Grants
05/16/2013 04:34 PM EDT

Helping communities across the country develop a “skills infrastructure” will ensure workers are prepared for the fastest growing jobs of the future. The departments of Labor and Education are working together to help make this goal a reality through unprecedented investments to expand the training capacity of community colleges. Nearly $1 billion in grants already [...]
Too Many Stories to Tell: My Minimum Wage Roundtable in Baltimore
05/16/2013 10:33 AM EDT

In the past three months, I’ve met with workers earning at or near the minimum wage in 13 cities across the country. These workers have educated me about what it’s like to live and try to raise a family on the minimum wage. They have also shared with me what a moderate increase in the [...]