Aileen Ma, policy lead for P-20 pathways to postsecondary success at the nonprofit EdTrust, described the evolution of apprenticeships as a possible corrective to larger representation and equity gaps in the workforce—but only if the growth is intentional. “There is real potential for there not to be occupational tracking like we’ve seen in the past but instead bringing more people into well-paid jobs—and especially importantly, not asking them to bear the cost of tuition or rearrange their lives in a way that they can’t work,” she said.

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