$7.2 billion for education and employment

Making online learning more available and accessible to low-income working adults is the focus of a Capitol Hill briefing later today sponsored by the Communications Workers of America, the Alliance for Digital Equality, and the Alliance for Public Technology. The briefing will highlight a new report that stresses that the innovative use of information technology – personal computers and high speed broadband – can be a cost-effective way to help working adults expand their skills and move beyond entry-level jobs. President Obama’s economic recovery plan includes $7.2 billion to provide grants for programs that help provide educational and employment opportunities to low-income workers and other groups.