LONG BEACH, CA — “If a kid graduates from high school with no saleable skills, what’s he going to do?” asks math teacher Marilyn Mayer. “Sure, he can work at McDonald’s for five bucks an hour, but not much else.”
At least in Long Beach, CA, students who may not want to attend a four-year college need not flip burgers after graduation. Instead they can learn a trade while still in high school.