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Government
Braun touts Indiana as national leader in higher education reform, school choice 

Indiana is emerging as a national leader in education reform, Gov. Mike Braun says, pointing to changes in higher education and the expansion of school choice.  Since taking office in January, Braun… Read More

January 16, 2026
Culture
JD Vance blasts Washington elites for ‘forcing’ college on Americans at expense of skilled trades

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Vice President J.D. Vance eviscerated elites in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday during a speech in Pennsylvania for pushing Americans to attend college rather than giving… Read More

July 17, 2025
Christian Schools
Private Catholic vo-tech under development in Massachusetts

A private co-ed Catholic high school focused on vocational education is in the works in a Boston suburb. Don Bosco Trade High School is being developed at the site of… Read More

May 15, 2025
Christian Schools
St. Louis-area Catholic high school to offer trades program as Gen Z explores hands-on skills

A “Building Trades” program is set to launch at a Catholic high school in Missouri as a growing number of students express interest in alternatives to traditional four-year college degrees. Read More

February 6, 2025
Culture
Men are leading the way in skipping 4-year degree, raising more doubts about value of college

Record numbers of youth are skipping college and entering the workforce directly, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The trend comes as more Americans are… Read More

May 1, 2024
Culture
TV icon Mike Rowe says higher education has ‘legacy’ problem, cites inflation in cost, credentialing and grading

Wildly popular TV host Mike Rowe says higher education in America suffers from a “legacy” problem in which four-year degrees don’t hold as much value as they once did. That’s… Read More

February 2, 2024