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Advancing Economic Mobility: How Workforce Boards Are Using Data to Better Support Parents
"...when workforce systems identify and address parents' unique needs... they have the potential to unlock greater workforce participation and career advancement opportunities that benefit entire families."NAWB Joins NLC, USCM, NACO, USWA in Laying Out WIOA Reauthorization Recommendations
May 7, 2025— This week, NAWB was proud to co-author a letter laying out formal recommendations for congress as they consider reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). The letter – signed by NAWB President & CEO Brad Turner–Little; National League of Cities CEO and Executive Director Clarence Anthony; US Conference of Mayors CEO and Executive Director, […]
President’s FY26 Budget Proposes Deep Cuts to Workforce Development Programs
President Trump’s initial FY26 budget, released today, proposed to dramatically reduce non-defense discretionary investments, where workforce development and other domestic program funding is derived, by $1.63 billion or 22.6% overall. The budget proposes to increase defense spending by 13% and further proposes a 65% percent increase in funding for the Department of Homeland Security. This proposal now […]
President Trump Signs Executive Order on Workforce Development and Skilled Trades
April 24, 2025– Last night, President Trump signed a slew of Executive Orders (EOs) pertaining to a number of topics, including workforce development. Among these EOs was one titled Preparing Americans for High-paying Skilled Trade Jobs of the Future. This EO is focused on the Trump Administration’s wider efforts to reinvigorate domestic manufacturing in the United […]