Weekly Wrap Up: September 29 - October 3

(White House) This week, President Obama talked about a new foundation for a 21st century economy and welcomed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the White House; Vice President Biden and Secretary of Labor Tom Perez announced the fourth round of TAACCCT grants (keep reading to find out what that stands for); and the economy saw its 55th straight month of private-sector job gains.
Check out what else you may have missed in this week s wrap up.

Monday

Community Colleges: "The Secret Sauce"
At the White House on Monday, Secretary of Labor Tom Perez joined Vice President Joe Biden to announce the fourth round of TAACCCT (Trade Adjustment Assistance and Community College and Career Training) grants -- 71 of them in all, worth more than $450 million in total.
These grants are helping community colleges across the country deliver the education and career training that will help job seekers get the skills they need for in-demand jobs in their communities.
As Secretary Perez noted in a blog post on Monday, the acronym isn t the best -- but "as a commitment to building a 21st century workforce, as a tool to prepare people for the jobs of today and tomorrow, it is second-to-none."
Read Secretary Perez s blog post -- and check out our interactive map to see which colleges are using these grants:
read moreSource: www.whitehouse.gov