{"id":34913,"date":"2023-04-04T12:11:27","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T18:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/first-lady-jill-biden-makes-denver-stop-to-discuss-education-and-the-workforce\/"},"modified":"2023-04-04T18:11:27","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T18:11:27","slug":"first-lady-jill-biden-makes-denver-stop-to-discuss-education-and-the-workforce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/first-lady-jill-biden-makes-denver-stop-to-discuss-education-and-the-workforce\/","title":{"rendered":"First lady Jill Biden makes Denver stop to discuss education and the workforce"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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First lady Jill Biden speaks during a stop to attend a roundtable discussion on the federal workforce training program to help community college students earn certificates for entry-level jobs Monday, April 3, 2023, inside the State Capitol in Denver. Both Republican and Democratic state lawmakers were on hand for the first lady's visit, the first of four stops across the country to promote the Biden Administration's effort to invest in America. (AP Photo\/David Zalubowski)<\/span>David Zalubowski<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

First lady Jill Biden visited Denver on Monday morning to begin a tour highlighting the Biden administration\u2019s economic policies.<\/p>\n

\u201c (President Joe Biden\u2019s) administration has already announced more than a billion dollars to improve the roads and bridges and roadway safety and major projects right here in Colorado. And he\u2019s investing hundreds of millions of dollars in clean energy efforts here,\u201d Biden told Gov. Jared Polis and lawmakers during a stop at the Capitol.<\/p>\n

The four prominent federal laws Jill Biden is focusing on are the American Recovery Plan Act, the bipartisan infrastructure law, the Inflation Reduction Act and the CHIPS act.<\/p>\n

Biden, who teaches at a community college, spent much of her remarks speaking about education and job training. She said many of the jobs that will be created by those federal policies will require workers who have associate\u2019s degrees, apprenticeships and education other than a four-year college degree.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor most people, a high school diploma alone isn\u2019t enough to find a great career, right? But they often don\u2019t need that four-year diploma to follow their passion,\u201d she said. \u201cA lot of high school students don\u2019t necessarily know how to get from earning their high school diplomas to earning a living, and they may not even know what roles are out there. And that\u2019s why learning that\u2019s connected to careers is the heart of the Biden education pathway.\u201d<\/p>\n

Colorado lawmakers recently introduced bipartisan legislation that would provide free training for in-demand jobs in areas like construction and firefighting. It is modeled after the Care Forward Colorado program, which covers the cost for certain health care training programs. That program was paid for using federal money.<\/p>\n

Biden heard from students who benefited from Care Forward Colorado who said the financial support allowed them to more seriously focus on their studies. She said that community colleges and \u201ccareer-connected learning\u201d will be a priority in the Biden administration\u2019s 2024 budget.<\/p>\n

A bipartisan group of state lawmakers, many in leadership positions, shared what they see as important educational needs in the state.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s incredibly important that we\u2019re using our taxpayer funds in a way that\u2019s appropriate and helps leverage the American Rescue Plan Act dollars, which are also taxpayer funds, in a way that\u2019s really responsible and helping to lift these students up so that they can be an in-demand workforce,\u201d Rep. Rose Pugliese, a Colorado Springs Republican, said.<\/p>\n

Biden will next travel to Vermont and Maine this week. Her flight to Michigan this morning was rerouted back to Denver due to an \u201caircraft issue,\u201d according to a pool report.<\/p>\n

To read more stories from Colorado Newsline, visit www.coloradonewsline.com<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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