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Education Discipleship Is the Way to Fix the Mess Our Schools Made

January 25, 2023
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When a relative of mine retired and sold his auto transmission shop last year, my family knew that our days of reliable car repair—served up with the family discount—were likely over. It was time to move on to a different auto mechanic. The question was, where to find one? Many Americans are asking a similar…

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Landing on the Right Side of the Tracks: Trades vs. College

April 5, 2022
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One of the best things to come out of the COVID-19 pandemic is the changing educational landscape. Many parents are now homeschooling their children, realizing that doing so is not as daunting as they thought, while many other parents have seen the type of crummy curricula their children are being fed and are demanding that…

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Dire Shortage of Skilled Tradespeople Looming in Canada

September 19, 2021
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Canada has a shortage of tradespeople that will worsen this decade unless educators, employers, and policymakers respond, according to a recent report by the Royal Bank of Canada. “Powering Up: Preparing Canada’s skilled trades for a post-pandemic economy,” says the nation is on pace to be 100,000 tradespeople short within five years. The 56 Red…

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