Career And Technical Education Helps Boys Stay In School
Youth Radio caught up with Daniel Valladeres, 18, on a break from his Auto Tech class. He walked us around…
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Book Argues College Isn’t for Everyone
What if you could be just as successful without going to college? Dale Stephens, author of the soon to be released book…
Tech Institute Trains And Employs People With Autism
NonPareil is an institute in Texas, that is connecting young people with autism to jobs in technology and video game production.…
“I Gotta Go To Work” Video Goes Viral
The rock group Gossip, produced a hit new music video to the song, “Get a Job” that got over 500,000…
Employers Equate College Degrees With Being ‘Career-Oriented’
Deciding to go to college has always been a big decision, but it may be even more important now than…
Mr. President: Break the Silence on Problems Beyond Guns
It is truly heartbreaking to post article after article chronicling the decimation of an entire generation – my generation – to gun violence. As a blogger in Chicago, I’ve written headlines like “Shirley Chambers Loses Fourth Child to Gun Violence,” “19 Shot Overnight; 13 Wounded in Just 30 Minutes,” and “Hadiya Pendleton, Teen Who Performed At Obama Inauguration, Shot and Killed on South Side.”
State of the Union – Need More Job Training
Job training was a major emphasis of President Barack Obama’s 2013 State of the Union address delivered last night. “To…
Selling Girl Scout Cookies And Gaining Job Skills
As a teenager who has unsuccessfully applied to many jobs, I have noticed that employers favor those with work experience.…
School Should Make Me Ready To Work
Imagine a world where you can graduate from school, by working. A world where at the end of every week,…