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Tag: Adult Vocational Education
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After Decades of Pushing Bachelor’s Degrees, U.S. Needs More Tradespeople
FONTANA, Calif. — At a steel factory dwarfed by the adjacent Auto Club Speedway, Fernando Esparza is working toward his next promotion. Esparza is a 46-year-old mechanic for Evolution Fresh, a subsidiary of Starbucks that makes juices and smoothies. He’s taking a class in industrial computing taught by a community college at a local manufacturing […]
September 6, 2017
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DC Experiments With Adult Education
The general success of D.C.’s adult charter schools is based on more than just generous funding. One factor is the charter law itself, which helps prevent some of the financial abuses that take place in other jurisdictions where charters can be run by for-profit corporations.
August 10, 2017
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Welfare-to-Work Proposal Would Limit Vocational Training
People who are receiving welfare may have a harder time attending college if proposed regulations …
August 9, 2006
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