New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Oct. 5 an expansion of the state’s Reconnect free community college initiative to help adults retrain as artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes employment.

The integration of artificial intelligence into classrooms and the economy is getting a $4 billion boost in cash and technology services commitments from tech giant Microsoft which has unveiled two new initiatives to accelerate the “AI race.” 

President Biden’s $2 trillion American Jobs Plan released by the White House today takes aim at upgrading technology facilities at public K-12 schools and community colleges as part of a broad education investment plan worth more than $100 billion.