Regarding jobs and community colleges, President Barack Hussein Obama has (according to this press release), through the Giving American Workers the Skills they Need to Compete program: made historic investments in community colleges. In 2011, the Administration invested $500 million through the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training initiative to support partnerships. helped launch, in 2011, "Skills for America's Future," an industry-led initiative to improve industry partnerships with community colleges and build a nationwide network to maximize workforce development strategies, job training programs, and job placements. created the "Workforce Innovation Fund," administered jointly by the Department of Labor and the Department of Education, which later this year [2012] will make $125 million in competitive grants to improve employment and training outcomes and the cost effectiveness of the public workforce system. Obama proposes to further spend tax...(Read Full Post)