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Education For A Forty-year Career

Education for a forty-year career

  • August 16, 2017
  • Patrick Cooney
  • Blog, Talent
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The centerpiece of our education policy agenda is that our education system should prepare students not for a first job, but for a forty-year career. The dominant narrative today seems to be the opposite – that we need to tie…

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The Skilled Trades And Six-figure Salaries

The skilled trades and six-figure salaries

  • July 5, 2017
  • Patrick Cooney
  • Blog, Transforming Work
  • 5 Comments

In just about any discussion on college access, someone will at some point mention the skilled trades. “Let’s not forget about the skilled trades,” they’ll say. “There’s such demand, and you can make six figures as a welder or electrician!”…

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