With our shortage of skilled workers, career and technical education is ready to be taken seriously
In the face of a looming labor crisis, this New Hampshire voc-ed high school is preparing students for good middle-class jobs of the future.
These rare schools see benefits of combining AP classes with vocational training
Debating whether kids need hands-on training or academic rigor misses the point. These two schools embrace the idea that to thrive, students need both.
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After decades of pushing bachelor’s degrees, U.S. needs more tradespeople
As California budgets millions to rebrand long-disparaged vocational education, there are an estimated 30 million jobs in the U.S. that pay at least $55,000 per year and don’t require a bachelor’s degree.
Of all the U.S. high school students who graduate high school and go on to college, a large proportion will never earn their degree. How can educators better train those who may struggle in trying to pick a course of…
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