Niagara Falls High School guides students toward careers starting in ninth grade, and by 11th grade each must choose one of five pathways, from business and finance to design and engineering. About one-third of seniors now skip college to enter the workforce, compared with roughly a quarter a decade ago, according to Superintendent Mark Laurrie. The city has lost population and many manufacturing plants, while nationwide college enrollment has dropped by more than 1.5 million students since 2010 as tuition rises and families question the value of a degree. Tourism is now the largest local industry, but it was hit when border crossings from Canada into New York fell 21% last year amid tense U.S.-Canada relations. Laurrie said early career preparation gives students hope and may keep them in the city and state.
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Niagara Falls High School is expanding career education, requiring students to choose one of five pathways by 11th grade, from business and finance to design and engineering. About one-third of its seniors now reject college for the workforce, compared with roughly a quarter a decade ago, according to Superintendent Mark Laurrie. The town has lost population since its manufacturing plants closed, and tourism has been hit hard, with a 21% drop in border crossings from Canada last year and visits to the Niagara Falls USA Visitor Center down 27%. Nationally, college enrollment has fallen by more than 1.5 million students since 2010.
- As fewer young people choose college , this district wants to ensure they have career options
At Niagara Falls High School, about one-third of seniors now reject college and enter the workforce after graduation, compared with roughly a quarter a decade ago. The school requires every student to choose one of five career pathways by 11th grade and designs classes around careers, such as construction. The shift reflects population declines and national college enrollment falling by more than 1.5 million since 2010 as tuition rises and families question the value of a degree. Tourism has overtaken manufacturing as the town’s largest industry, but border crossings from Canada fell 21% last year amid tense U.S.-Canada relations.
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