In Texas, high schools bet on a bright future for oil and gas careers under Trump

MIDLAND, Texas — Dylan Ruiz sat in front of a nearly 6-foot-tall structure, a jumble of pumps and valves that simulate the flow of liquids and pressure changes. He was working through a training scenario on preventing oil leaks during his class on pumps, compressors and mechanical drives at Midland College in Texas. In the oil […]

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Many boys aren’t interested in school. Can opening more career-focused high schools help?

DANIELSON, Conn. — Inside the carpentry classroom at Harvard H. Ellis Technical High School in eastern Connecticut, three dozen sophomores and juniors are building cabinets and framing walls. Saws buzz, hammers clank and sandpaper scratches. It’s hard to converse without yelling. But Julian Lawrence, 16, doesn’t mind the noise. A mediocre student in middle school, he’s […]

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Cam Skattebo apologizes after calling CTE an ‘excuse’ and asthma ‘fake’

New York Giants running back Cam Skattebo made ridiculous comments during a podcast that led to him apologizing on Saturday shortly after the comments were viral. During a recent episode of the Bring the Juice podcast with Frank Dalena, Skattebo said that Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) is an “excuse.” He wasn’t done. Skattebo agreed with Read more...

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Cam Skattebo dismisses CTE as an ‘excuse’ in podcast comments

New York Giants running back Cam Skattebo’s latest questionable comments about CTE are making the wrong kind of news. On the Bring the Juice podcast with Frank Dalena, Skattebo made multiple controversial comments. Most notably, he seemed to suggest that CTE and asthma are both “excuses.” Prior to the comments, Skattebo was telling Dalena that Read more...

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