Jodie Adams Kirshner on Worker Reskilling

+ Jodie Adams Kirshner

Research Professor Jodie Adams Kirshner has published “The Sun Sets on West Virginia’s Green-Energy Future” in The American Prospect, discussing the shuttering of training programs for adults facing employment barriers:

On his first day back in office, President Trump signed an executive order suspending the funding. With most of the money going to places that voted for him in 2024, the loss of clean-energy incentives hit red states hardest.

With green investment canceled, paused, or at best uncertain, Marqees’s plans quickly unraveled. He left his program and returned to McDowell County, where adult labor force participation falls below 30 percent.

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