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What is Bob Harvie's view on trades and vocational education?

Bob Harvie has a personal connection to this issue from his two decades of teaching at Bucks County Technical High School. He has argued that decades of telling young people to "go to college" have devalued the trades — and that the country is now paying the price in a shortage of skilled tradespeople and a construction industry that cannot keep up with housing demand. He supports student loan forgiveness for trade school graduates, investments in vocational education, and a cultural shift that values every pathway to a good career, not just the four-year college route.