Expensive degree and no guaranteed job: More students are considering options outside of 4-year college - Kate Thayer, Chicago Tribune

Students are increasingly more realistic when it comes to post-high school plans, said Matt Kirkpatrick, interim assistant principal for student learning at Oak Park River Forest High School. A recent internal survey at the school revealed “far more than 10 percent” of students weren’t sure if they would go on to college — a number that surprised administrators. And it wasn’t because of their grades, Kirkpatrick said. “A lot of it had to do with the idea of (college) being a real investment, and being sure that investment was going to pay off,” he said. https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-trade-schools-alternative-20190408-story.html