The Montoursville Area School Board has provided financial support to the Lycoming Career Technology Center, which provides career training (in some ways, traditionally known as vocational and technical training) to most students in Lycoming County. We are considering roles that can contribute to the future.
We do not intend to declare what the Montoursville Area School Board should decide. We believe that the school board members understand the specific nuances of the district’s situation and the district’s relationship with the Lycoming Career and Technology Center.
However, we would like to reiterate that CTC has been an important and valuable part of our region’s educational landscape.
Unfortunately, vocational programs have remained marginalized for too long. This has resulted in an alarming shortage of qualified professionals in many fields, fields on which our families and economies depend for broader success. These shortages lead to higher costs for both consumers and businesses, such as plumbing, electrical work, HVAC maintenance, and many critical services, which they must pass on to their own consumers. yeah.
Frankly, it doesn’t take many lines to connect the dots between the labor shortages caused by this social exclusion and the inflation plaguing our communities.
We are grateful that the proverbial tide against this attitude appears to be turning. We hope that all school districts in the area, regardless of this particular decision in Montoursville, can offer their students a path to pursue this type of career training.
The diversity of educational experiences they provide is a critical part of meeting our educational needs and the needs of all communities in this region and across America for years to come.
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