Apprenticeships getting increased attention nationally

Rachel Abbey McCafferty - The New York Times ran an interesting article earlier this week on The Apprentice School in Virginia, where graduates get jobs with military contractor Huntington Ingalls Industries, and the renewed interest in apprenticeships across the country. That increased interest hasn’t necessarily led to more apprenticeship programs, the article notes. The number of apprentices dropped sharply from 2007 to 2013, but it started to pick up again in 2014. Labor secretary Thomas E. Perez wants to see