Great article. I am perhaps not the target audience, since I live in Scandinavia and not the US, but on the other hand I have worked a bit teaching mathematics at vocational schools here, and I have noticed some of the same problems here (though at least we don't turn students away just for being too academically gifted).
One thing that I believe might help both draft more intelligent and driven students towards the trades is when companies are good at communicating that they are preoared to pay for talent. For example, I had some people from Maersk shipping give a talk to some students explaining exactly how much it was possible to make if you could get through the necessary tests to work in the machine room of a modern vessel. It sure did leave an impression on the teenagers.
Great article. I am perhaps not the target audience, since I live in Scandinavia and not the US, but on the other hand I have worked a bit teaching mathematics at vocational schools here, and I have noticed some of the same problems here (though at least we don't turn students away just for being too academically gifted).
One thing that I believe might help both draft more intelligent and driven students towards the trades is when companies are good at communicating that they are preoared to pay for talent. For example, I had some people from Maersk shipping give a talk to some students explaining exactly how much it was possible to make if you could get through the necessary tests to work in the machine room of a modern vessel. It sure did leave an impression on the teenagers.
Where is this organization registered as a 501c3? I can't find any information about it online.
It's registered with the IRS as a 501(c)(3). You can find details about our initial incorporation, though not the IRS registration, here: https://www.bizapedia.com/de/center-for-educational-progress-inc.html
When we file our annual Form 990s, I imagine they'll be online and the various databases will start tracking us from that point. We're quite new.
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