New initiative will push investments for 21st century job training and upward mobility
Today, the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) announced the launch of the New Skills for a New Economy Project, which seeks to promote bold and pragmatic workforce development policies that level the playing field for degree and non-degree workers and ensure greater upward mobility for all working Americans. The project will be led by Taylor Maag, Director of Workforce Development Policy at PPI.
“The New Skills for a New Economy Project comes at a critical time for workers in America – we face unprecedented workforce challenges and more and more working Americans, especially those without degrees, are feeling left behind. This project will develop innovative policy solutions to address these challenges and ensure workers excel in today and tomorrow’s economy.” said Taylor Maag, Director of Workforce Development Policy at PPI.
The New Skills for a New Economy Project will help shape policy discussions at the federal and state levels around investments in a robust workforce development system that is fully-funded, modern, industry-responsive, and equips current and future workers with the skills they need to get ahead. The project will promote policy solutions that address the current challenges facing workers’ success and help the U.S. remain competitive by lifting up new ideas and best practices happening across the country.
Learn more about the project by visiting the project’s website, and read more about the project’s goals here.
Taylor Maag is the Director of Workforce Development Policy at PPI. Prior to joining PPI, Taylor worked at Jobs for the Future (JFF) where she assisted in the development and implementation of JFF’s federal and state policy agenda, focusing on workforce reform and innovation, access and affordability in postsecondary education and federal poverty alleviation policy. Additionally, Taylor led JFF’s congressional and workforce-related practitioner networks to ensure federal policymakers were staying connected with leaders implementing innovative and successful strategies on the ground.
The Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) is a catalyst for policy innovation and political reform based in Washington, D.C. Its mission is to create radically pragmatic ideas for moving America beyond ideological and partisan deadlock. Learn more about PPI by visiting progressivepolicy.org.
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