Emily Hanford
Latest Stories (5)
Toyota teaches practical skills to future technicians
Nov 28, 2014
Toyota couldn't find people with the skills they needed. So they trained them.
Vocational high schools: Where job skills are the goal
Oct 24, 2014
Lots of kids won't go to college, and need career training in high school
Rethinking vocational high school as a path to college
Oct 23, 2014
Welding meets AP calculus at Minuteman High School in Lexington, Massachusetts
Challenging new GED exams go all digital
Jan 2, 2014
Tests for high school equivalency are getting tougher, and will soon only be offered via computer.
Some college, but no degree
Jan 19, 2012
Millions of students start school but never cross the finish line. A growing number of colleges and organizations are finding ways to bring them back.