Vocational education has been a topic of discussion at the last several board meetings and in the community for probably longer than that. College education is important, and we as the Houston R-1 District need to be preparing our students to enter that postsecondary avenue. However, not all our students will choose that route after high school, nor should they. We do a disservice to our students and our community in thinking that all students should be college ready and not providing appropriate vocational training for postsecondary vocational training or immediate entrance in to the work force. What I am hearing from the community is that we need more health workers, more auto mechanics, more shop skills, and other skills not currently provided.
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