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It’s a common belief that a college education is required for success and the ability to get jobs that pay well. As a result, there has been less focus on vocational trade education and blue-collar jobs in recent decades.
But, “we’re finally seeing a more than subtle change within our society,” Robb Sommerfeld, co-founder of the National Center for Craftsmanship, told Axios. “More and more students and their parents see alternatives (to college).” As Generation Z is reaching adulthood, many are choosing trade school over university. “Gen Z appears to be weighing the higher cost of college and the guaranteed return on investment in the trades and thousands of young people are skipping college, well aware they are following a generation deep in student loan debt,” per NewsNation. Read more about how more young people are seeking blue collar careers. |
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| About 300 students and community members picketed outside the University of Utah administration building Monday, adding their voices to a national wave of student activism against the war in Gaza. Following a number of student speeches and chants among those gathered on the steps of the Park Building, the group moved onto the lawn on Presidents Circle and erected nearly 20 tents. “This is not the University of Utah. This is the people’s campus,” they shouted. Police from multiple agencies watched from a distance as the crowd swelled to about 300 people but began to dwindle about 2½ hours into the event. The University of Utah issued a statement Monday night after several hours of the protest. Read more about the protest and what the school said in its statement. |
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