March 31, 2025
To help usher in an era where workers and learners face “no dead ends,” JFF has offered the Trump administration policy and funding recommendations for its FY 2026 budget request to Congress.
At Jobs for the Future (JFF), we believe the federal government should invest in and transform America’s education and workforce systems in ways that support our nation’s economic needs, build talent pipelines, bolster businesses, and provide pathways to good jobs. In a letter to the White House earlier this month, we urged the Trump administration to consider incorporating in the president’s proposed budget for federal fiscal year 2026 several funding and policy measures that would drive progress toward eliminating dead ends at school, work, and in life for millions of Americans.
The letter, which JFF CEO Maria Flynn delivered to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on March 11, makes recommendations related to education and workforce development in five crucial areas:
The recommendations we offer in our letter align to the key pillars of JFF’s No Dead Ends campaign and reinforce policy recommendations that JFF made in our November 2024 Federal Policy Blueprint for the Trump Administration and in the Legislative Agenda for Congress we issued February 2025.
Every year, the OMB submits to Congress the President’s Budget Request (PBR) to detail the administration’s priorities for funding and policy. Congress may consider the president’s priorities when drafting and passing appropriations bills that provide annual funding for the operation of federal government agencies and programs.
The 2026 PBR represents an important opportunity for President Trump to demonstrate his support for education and workforce training, which are vital to improving pathways to good jobs and ensuring robust economic growth and global competitiveness.
By signing the pledge, you will receive regular updates on JFF’s policy recommendations and will have opportunities to join our advocacy efforts to eliminate dead ends in our education and workforce systems for today’s learners and workers.
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