What we know about First Lady Jill Biden's visit to Vermont

April Barton, Burlington Free Press
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First Lady Jill Biden will be in Vermont on Wednesday, April 5.

Her travels take her to stops in Colorado, Michigan, Maine, and Vermont as part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America Tour. Biden is expected to talk about how her husband, President Joe Biden's, economic policies benefit working Americans.

Before making her way to Vermont in the afternoon, Biden's plans are to speak at Southern Maine Community College in South Portland in the morning.

Jill Biden is not the first first lady to make it to the Green Mountain State. She is in the company of some recent and historical first ladies who have visited or had ties to Vermont.

Here's what we know about Jill Biden's visit.

President Joe Biden talks with Rolling Fork, Miss., Mayor Eldridge Walker, right, as he and first lady Jill Biden arrive to survey the damage after a deadly tornado and severe storm moved through the area in Rolling Fork, Miss., Friday, March 31, 2023.
President Joe Biden talks with Rolling Fork, Miss., Mayor Eldridge Walker, right, as he and first lady Jill Biden arrive to survey the damage after a deadly tornado and severe storm moved through the area in Rolling Fork, Miss., Friday, March 31, 2023.

First Lady Biden's Schedule in VT

First Lady Biden's plane is expected to arrive around 1:30 p.m. at Burlington International Airport. At 2 p.m. she is due to speak at BETA Technologies, an electric aircraft company based at the South Burlington airport.

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She will be accompanied by U.S. Secretary of Education, Miguel Cordona, and the two will join Gov. Phil Scott for a private appearance with select stakeholders and media in attendance.

What Jill Biden will be talking about

A community college professor with a doctorate in educational leadership, First Lady Biden is expected to speak on topics aligning with her personal and professional interests. She and Cordona plan to present how investing in career-connected learning and workforce training programs at the high school and community college level can shore up the workforce through creating high paying jobs in emerging industries. This is one of the initiatives central to the Biden Education Pathway.

BETA was chosen as a host for its role creating jobs in the electric aerospace and clean energy industries. Speakers are also expected to talk about the investment of federal and state funds into career and technical programs focused on electric vehicles.

Contact reporter April Barton at abarton@freepressmedia.com or 802-660-1854. Follow her on Twitter @aprildbarton.

This article originally appeared on Burlington Free Press: First Lady Jill Biden visits Vermont. Her schedule and talking points.