Youth Apprenticeships Are Growing, But Disparities Remain. How Can Districts Help?
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on December 1, 2022
Despite an increase in the number of youth apprentices over the past decade, disparities remain in who’s accessing the programs.
A recent report from the nonprofit Jobs for the Future, which supports high-quality pathways from secondary education to work, found that between 2010 and 2020, the number of new youth apprentices (people ages 16-24) per year grew from 18,877 to 40,293, representing a 113 percent increase, compared to a 70 percent increase in the . . .
