Trading up to higher skills

Source: Christian Science Monitor
by staff

“This fall, American four-year colleges saw a big drop in first-year enrollments – more than 5% from last year, based on preliminary figures. While the causes are many, one could be that the academic track in higher education is simply no longer attractive to many 18-year-olds. A Harvard University study of teens and young adults, for example, found that 58% say they feel a lack of direction and little to no purpose. Both of these trends, however, belie another one: Enrollment in postsecondary career and technical education – or CTE, once known as vocational education – continues to rise. More to the point, the nonprofit Advance CTE that helps define ‘cluster groupings’ for these types of jobs just updated the arrangements to reflect changes in fields from digital technology to agriculture over the past two decades.” (10/28/24)

https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2024/1028/Trading-up-to-higher-skills