Administration launches 'Foundry School' to train advanced manufacturing workforce

Sep 4, 2026

The Trump administration launched the Foundry School, a State Department-backed workforce initiative partnering with eight U.S. universities and industry leaders to train engineers and technicians for advanced manufacturing; officials framed it as part of a broader reindustrialization push.

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The administration announced the Foundry School, a federal-state-private partnership the White House and State Department described as an effort to train engineers, technicians and industrial leaders needed to rebuild U.S. manufacturing capabilities.

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