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Congress and the states should provide sufficient funding for the workforce development system.
Federal and state policymakers should evaluate the effectiveness of publicly funded workforce development programs.
Federal and state governments should develop integrated education and training models that ensure lifelong learning and employment-related skills development.
State policymakers should encourage public two-year institutions of higher education and other career and technical education institutions to help displaced workers complete programs efficiently an
The Pell Grant program should be amended to improve access for older and displaced workers.
Part-time work should be fully recognized in publicly supported job-training programs.
Policymakers should require employers to provide employees with predictable schedules.
All workers should have access to both employment protections and some benefits such as health and retirement.
Federal, state, and local policymakers should ensure the proper classification of workers. Those who should have access to employee protections and benefits should receive them.
Bans, including temporary ones, on the regulation of companies in the online gig economy (such as Uber) or the application of existing employment laws to their practices are not warranted.