Obama to Propose Unemployed Get Grants for More Education, Training

President Obama is expected to outline new aid to the jobless Friday that allows unemployed workers to get more education and training while keeping their jobless benefits and directs the government to help pay for that training.

"Our unemployment insurance system should no longer be a safety net, but a steppingstone to a new future," Obama said in remarks prepared for delivery Friday. "It should offer folks educational opportunities they wouldn't otherwise have" and give them skills they need to "get ahead when the economy comes back."

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