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Amid the Emerging AI Economy, We Need a Skilled Trades Pipeline in High School

Across the economy, Americans are watching an artificial intelligence investment boom reshape the job market. Some of the same companies spending hundreds of billions to build the AI future are also announcing sweeping job cuts, adding to an already daunting employment landscape for college graduates. In other sectors, opportunity is booming. Homes, roads, bridges, vehicles,...
By Danny Corwin and Jennifer Dewees | August 11, 2026