RE: Workforce Preparation Missing in Action

As for one who attended a rigorously academic Technical High School, I was well prepared for both the world of work and/or further education.  I worked several years while attending community college at night.  Then, I went on to gain an engineering degree, next an MBA, and am at present finishing my doctorate.  So bravo to those who really want to ensure that job skills and school skills are not differentiated: that by design both Academic and TCE need to be rigorous and relative to the goals and futures of all our students.