AVTEC's recent newsletter highlights Women in Welding, WIA Youth grant program, tax credit donations from local businesses, and more!
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AVTEC, located in Seward, is a postsecondary career and technical training center administered by the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development. AVTEC's mission is to train a diverse and effective workforce that supports the economic growth and stability of our state.
AVTEC's recent newsletter highlights Women in Welding, WIA Youth grant program, tax credit donations from local businesses, and more! Read the entire newsletter here: http://wl1.peer360.com/b/P2al6KP4Lf126cG8805F/main.asp?hl=102035224&r=FHJIGJG In a recent post from Liberty Street Economics, Jaison R. Abel and Richard Deitz show that ". . . a good number of college graduates earn wages that are not materially different from those of the typical worker with just a high school diploma. This suggests that, at least from an economic perspective, college may not pay off for a significant number of people. . . . . This means that the wages for a sizable share of college graduates below the 25th percentile are actually less than the wages earned by a typical worker with a high school diploma. "
Read the entire article here. From Bloomberg Businessweek
By Karen Cates July 29, 2014 In a recent article, I suggested that we should stop feeding high school students the myth that college is right for everyone. Higher education has a role for many young people, but as an instructor in college classrooms for almost 25 years, I have met plenty of young people who weren’t well-suited to it. For some, college represents great stress, failing grades, and an inability to succeed in the classroom despite extra help. This has nothing to do with being smart. It has everything to do with the lack of alternatives for young people who deserve a better definition of success post-high school. Parents, leaders, educators, and employers should work to discover children’s strengths and provide options to develop t_hem. Many readers agreed with my last article, but I received a lot of e-mails concerned that our lawmakers and educators might adopt as a solution Europe’s early “tracking” programs, which divert children (without choice) to college or a trade profession. One of the hallmarks of American culture is the idea that we are free to choose our own paths. Read the entire article. |
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