
EDUCATION IN VOCATION
Clip: 9/5/2018 | 8m 20sVideo has Closed Captions
Barack Obama once said, “college is the surest ticket to the middle class.”
Barack Obama once said, “college is the surest ticket to the middle class.” But, as students head back to school, a new report reveals that less than one in five students will make it through the high school to college pipeline. What’s causing this trend? We’ll talk to an expert who argues that an education in a vocation may be the best curriculum.
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EDUCATION IN VOCATION
Clip: 9/5/2018 | 8m 20sVideo has Closed Captions
Barack Obama once said, “college is the surest ticket to the middle class.” But, as students head back to school, a new report reveals that less than one in five students will make it through the high school to college pipeline. What’s causing this trend? We’ll talk to an expert who argues that an education in a vocation may be the best curriculum.
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