Plumbers, electricians, welders make good money. Most people in this area are highly education but lack the skills needed to unclog a drain or wire a light fixture or get their hands dirty. For those kids that are not college bound, they should totally look into becoming a tradesman.

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Anonymous wrote:Anything is better than Ballou. 100 percent of last year's senior class were admitted to college but only 66% of the class met graduation requirements but were pushed through for the optics.

So don’t hire them what do you care

I'd rather not pay for them as I have been paying for them and their moms. Welfare it's a thing

States with no income tax:

• Alaska.
• Florida.
• Nevada.
• South Dakota.
• Texas.
• Washington.
• Wyoming.

Freedom to take your ass somewhere else if you don't like the District - its a thing.

I am not the PP, but Wyoming would be a fantastic place for some of these apprentices. They are literally begging for workers there. I've often wondered why the urban underemployed don't head out to the great West.

These days the great West is Asia.

And I agree, non-taxpayers should go and start a new life there, better for everyone.

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Anonymous wrote:Anything is better than Ballou. 100 percent of last year's senior class were admitted to college but only 66% of the class met graduation requirements but were pushed through for the optics.

So don’t hire them what do you care

I am guessing previous PP care because Ballou is in fact committing fraud and stealing public money (and causing even more taxpayer money to be stolen for inappropriate college use).

Do you care about public education and public resources, or just about your own BS?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anything is better than Ballou. 100 percent of last year's senior class were admitted to college but only 66% of the class met graduation requirements but were pushed through for the optics.

So don’t hire them what do you care

I'd rather not pay for them as I have been paying for them and their moms. Welfare it's a thing

States with no income tax:

• Alaska.
• Florida.
• Nevada.
• South Dakota.
• Texas.
• Washington.
• Wyoming.

Freedom to take your ass somewhere else if you don't like the District - its a thing.

I am not the PP, but Wyoming would be a fantastic place for some of these apprentices. They are literally begging for workers there. I've often wondered

why the urban underemployed don't head out to the great West.

PP, are you serious? more urban underemployed should move to Wyoming, I'm sure they will totally fit in. The good, welcoming white folk of Wyoming will happy to have Blacks from DC, Baltimore, Chicago, or Cleveland move to town.

Anonymous wrote:Anything is better than Ballou. 100 percent of last year's senior class were admitted to college but only 66% of the class met graduation requirements but were pushed through for the optics.

If they all got into college, then I'd say it's sort of moot whether they fulfilled all their high school attendance requirements. They made it into college. What difference does it make?

We had a master plumber out this week and he had an apprentice with him. I posted the link because this is a good thing DC is doing.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anything is better than Ballou. 100 percent of last year's senior class were admitted to college but only 66% of the class met graduation requirements but were pushed through for the optics.

So don’t hire them what do you care

I'd rather not pay for them as I have been paying for them and their moms. Welfare it's a thing

States with no income tax:

• Alaska.
• Florida.
• Nevada.
• South Dakota.
• Texas.
• Washington.
• Wyoming.

Freedom to take your ass somewhere else if you don't like the District - its a thing.

I am not the PP, but Wyoming would be a fantastic place for some of these apprentices. They are literally begging for workers there. I've often wondered why the urban underemployed don't head out to the great West.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anything is better than Ballou. 100 percent of last year's senior class were admitted to college but only 66% of the class met graduation requirements but were pushed through for the optics.

So don’t hire them what do you care

I'd rather not pay for them as I have been paying for them and their moms. Welfare it's a thing

States with no income tax:

• Alaska.
• Florida.
• Nevada.
• South Dakota.
• Texas.
• Washington.
• Wyoming.

Freedom to take your ass somewhere else if you don't like the District - its a thing.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anything is better than Ballou. 100 percent of last year's senior class were admitted to college but only 66% of the class met graduation requirements but were pushed through for the optics.

So don’t hire them what do you care

I'd rather not pay for them as I have been paying for them and their moms. Welfare it's a thing

The world needs ditch diggers, too.

Anonymous wrote:Anything is better than Ballou. 100 percent of last year's senior class were admitted to college but only 66% of the class met graduation requirements but were pushed through for the optics.

So don’t hire them what do you care

Anything is better than Ballou. 100 percent of last year's senior class were admitted to college but only 66% of the class met graduation requirements but were pushed through for the optics.

I'm glad you shared this. These apprentice programs can lead to sustaining and interesting employment. The hard part for many candidates is the level of education required (HS diploma or GED). Literacy (including mathematical) is a requirement for the sophisticated apprenticeships. It is important to provide opportunities for young people to visit these programs while in HS so they see a reason to stay on track, and to support GED programs so that those who deviate can get back on board. Lacking a visualization of future possibility can lead to disengagement from school, so I hope school leaders bring these folks in. It would be great if they were, but not sure how many of our city's 13-16 year olds are combing through the Post every day.

Although there are variations among the crafts, general qualifications for apprenticeship selection are as follows:

• Age 16 years, except where a higher minimum age standard is otherwise fixed by law and physically able to perform the work of the trade.
• High School Diploma or General Education Diploma (GED) is required for most programs.
• Some apprenticeship programs require the administering of a general aptitude test with a qualifying score for the specific trade.
• Transportation is required for most apprenticeship programs, particularly in the construction field, due to the mobility of the industry.

Service Contact: Office of Apprenticeship Information and Training
Contact Email: does@dc.gov
Contact Phone: (202) 698-5099
Contact Fax: (202) 698-5721

I think this is a very good program - plumbers, welders, electricians, etc. Solid jobs that pay well and always exist. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-leaders-hope-revamped-apprenticeships-can-bring-more-residents-to-the-middle-class/2017/11/27/680bdf48-cf10-11e7-9d3a-bcbe2af58c3a_story.html?utm_term=.abd3f570775f