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What's the Value of a Technical Education?

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High School students at the Manufacturing and Technology Career Expo at College of DuPage

As traditional college graduates shoulder large student loan debt and companies hunt for skilled labor, technical and vocational high schools are garnering more attention. Do skills like 3D printing and precision machining really help students get jobs and higher wages?

This hour, we explore the value of career and technical education in Connecticut and nationwide.

We talk with an education policy researcher and with technical school administrators in the state. We’ll also hear from a student about why she chose a technical high school. Later we’ll get perspective from California where a unique partnership exists between a high school and a technology company. It’s the first ever public high school to set up shop on a corporate campus.

Did you graduate from a technical high school? How has it helped launch your career?

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Lydia Brown and Chion Wolf contributed to this show.

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