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意见：随着毕业的临近，学生需要实用、负担得起且与机会相关的途径
长期以来，高等教育一直表现得好像学习只有在课堂上发生才有意义。数百万美国人知道事实并非如此。机会不应该需要搬迁、过多的债务或为别人的生活建立的导航系统。我们的国家需要扩大对学习发生地点的定义，并承认学习发生在任何地方。 […]帖子观点：随着毕业的临近，学生需要实用、负担得起且与机会相关的途径，这一点首先出现在《赫钦格报告》上。
来源:The Hechinger Report长期以来，高等教育一直表现得好像学习只有在课堂上发生才有意义。数百万美国人知道事实并非如此。
Opportunity should not require relocation, excessive debt or navigating systems built for someone else’s life.我们的国家需要扩大对学习发生地点的定义，并承认学习发生在任何地方。
Apprenticeship is a natural place to begin building that broader network of opportunities.当全国都在讨论大学费用、劳动力短缺、经济安全和工作的未来时，学徒制提供了一种罕见的东西：一种同时适用于学生、雇主和社区的解决方案。它是一个学习、赚钱和进步的框架。
作为加州社区学院的校长，我为 116 所学院的超过 220 万名学生提供服务，我每天都看到学生们想要实用、负担得起且与机会相关的途径。 Employers want workers who can contribute on day one and continue growing over time.社区希望当地经济更强大。
学徒制正是提供这样的机会。 They combine paid, on-the-job learning with classroom instruction. They allow students to earn a paycheck while building skills.它们减少了债务需求。 They create real experience, real momentum and real credentials. They give employers a direct hand in shaping the talent they need while strengthening communities’ access to essential workforce services.
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Importantly, apprenticeships connect education to the dignity of work. They remind us that intelligence is expressed in many forms, through design, craftsmanship, leadership, repair, teaching and service.
For employers, that means a reliable talent pipeline with strong retention. For students, it means building skills without taking on debt.学徒可以改变他们的生活。