Politico this morning reports: WHITE HOUSE FOCUS ON WORKFORCE TRAINING: The president will make a new push today to expand workforce training to Americans without college degrees. He will sign an executive order "to prioritize and expand workforce development," White House adviser Ivanka Trump outlined in a Wall Street Journal op-ed. — The executive order will form a National Council for the American Worker, which will be made up of senior administration officials "who will develop a national strategy for training and retraining workers for high-demand industries," she wrote. — The order will also establish "an advisory board comprising leaders from the private sector, educational institutions, philanthropic organizations and state governments" to work with the administration "to implement results-driven job-training programs in classrooms and workplaces across the country." — The White House hinted at some of its priorities for workforce development in a Council of Economic Advisers report released Tuesday. The report criticizes restrictions on the use of federal funds — including Pell grants — that it said could be expanded to meet labor market challenges. It also raises concerns about "an information gap between employers, workers, and educational institutions" when it comes to the skills that employers value. JoAnn Weinberger Public Policy and Advocacy Committee PAACE