Massachusetts’ vocational high schools are seeing record demand as families increasingly turn to trade education as a practical path to skilled careers — and college, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Once viewed as a last resort for underperforming students, the state’s century-old vocational system has undergone a dramatic transformation. Enrollment has grown by about 25% since the 2011-12 school year, according to the Pioneer Institute, a public policy think tank cited by the Journal.
Administrators say the shift has been striking. In the 1990s and early 2000s, vocational schools struggled to attract applicants and were burdened by negative stereotypes. Today, demand far outpaces capacity.
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