Some colleges have an answer for students questioning the value of higher ed: work-based learning

Photo caption: Tamari Natelauri attended the Community College of Philadelphia before enrolling at Drexel University. Photo credit: Caroline Gutman for The Hechinger Report. Article by Olivia Sanchez. The Hechinger Report – November 13, 2024.

PHILADELPHIA — Every weekday morning for six months, instead of taking college classes, 25-year-old Tamari Natelauri made the 45-minute drive from Philadelphia to Voorhees Township, New Jersey, to go to work at a large accounting firm. It’s her dream job – and she hasn’t even graduated from college yet. […]

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