US President Joe Biden is tapping C Kirabo Jackson, a labour economist whose research advocates robust public spending on schools, to fill out his three-member Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), says a White House official.
The selection suggests public education will be a key focus area for Biden’s brains trust ahead of a 2024 re-election bid expected to turn on the strength of the economy. The position does not require Senate confirmation. ..
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