In this recent CNBC op-ed, JFF CEO Maria Flynn and Jane Swift, president of education technology nonprofit LearnLaunch and a former Massachusetts governor, said Congress must make long-term investments in education and training to ensure that the people who lose their jobs in the pandemic-driven economic downturn “can build resilience in the face of continued economic turmoil.”
Noting that short-term legislative stimulus packages such as the CARES Act “come with an expiration date,” they argued that “The stark reality is that our country, already in the midst of a historic and in many ways unprecedented recession, is certain to face more economic pain in the months ahead. We stand a better chance at recovering quickly and equitably if we deal with it in a sustainable way.”
