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WorkTexas career training helps disengaged youth finish high school and train for good jobs.

WorkTexas Enlists Multiple Partners to Give Disengaged Youth a Second Chance

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Yerlin Rivera had struggled academically in high school. She fell in with the wrong crowd, got into trouble, and dropped out. After working two jobs for a year—at Chick-fil-A and a Mexican restaurant—she wanted to finish her education. Read more

Mike Feinberg talks about trade school success with Texas Public Policy Foundation

Mike Feinberg Talks About WorkTexas Trade School Success with TPPF

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WorkTexas is helping lead a student-friendly approach that college prep does not need to mean college for all. Mike Feinberg talks with TPPF. Watch the video.

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WorkTexas Alumni now working in local construction

WorkTexas Alumni Now Working with HomeAid Project in Houston

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WorkTexas alumni have been working with HomeAid, a local chapter of a national non-profit, to build housing for the homeless in Houston.

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