SR: Vote Yes On KTEC Levy

Across Idaho, thousands of young men and women will set off next month to launch their four-year college careers. But for every one of them, six or seven of their contemporaries will be seeking their way into the work force along different, uncertain and often less rewarding paths. That could be a two-year college, a military enlistment, an apprenticeship program. For many, though, the conventional institutions of learning are done with them, even though they remain unprepared for the future. Meanwhile, certain businesses clamor for employees with skills that won’t be found in a baccalaureate program – welders, auto mechanics, construction and health care workers. Shortages in such fields restrict local economies and limit the ability of a community’s sons and daughters to build a future close to home/ Spokesman-Review Editorial Board . More here .

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