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Read about the top 10 things you need to know about how the Build Back Better Act supports workforce development.

Read this fact sheet on what you need to know about higher education investments in Build Back Better.

This fact sheet details what you need to know about proposed investments in public and subsidized employment in Build Back Better.

This fact sheet explains why and how undocumented and immigrant youth should have equitable access to an affordable, high-quality postsecondary education.

This new fact sheet shows how Build Back Better investments in care—including child care and pre-k, the child tax credit, and paid family and medical leave—will help children and families.

A federal investment in subsidized employment—is the only workforce intervention proven to put large numbers of unemployed people to work rapidly and put income in the pockets of those who need it most. 

Millions of workers have jobs with low pay, shifting schedules, few if any benefits, and limited opportunities for advancement. The COVID-19 pandemic and economic crisis made the struggles of low wage work even harder.

The public health and economic crises of the past year have exacerbated existing inequities.

This fact sheet defines, details, and advocates for an equity-centered national subsidized employment program.

While the right to emergency paid leave under FFCRA expired, the American Rescue Plan (ARP) signed into law March 11, 2021, expanded the use of FFCRA emergency paid leave credits for employers.