Should more kids skip college for workforce training?
Clip: 1/26/2016 | 8m 39s
How can educators better train those who may struggle in trying to pick a course of study?
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 study? One solution may lie in putting greater emphasis on high school vocational training, but critics disagree. Special correspondent John Tulenko of Education Week reports.
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Should more kids skip college for workforce training?
Clip: 1/26/2016 | 8m 39s
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 study? One solution may lie in putting greater emphasis on high school vocational training, but critics disagree. Special correspondent John Tulenko of Education Week reports.
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