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On the recordJuly 15, 2019
A persistent problem we have with the apprenticeship system in the United States is the disappointing stigma attached to models other than what we have known as, quote, traditional postsecondary education at a college or university.
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Virginia Foxx
Republican · North Carolina

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Foxx addresses the stigma against non-traditional education paths like apprenticeships.

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