Voc-tech schools need support to build tomorrow’s workforce

Voc-tech schools need support to build tomorrow’s workforce

IN JANUARY, nine South Shore towns voted in a landslide to build a new, larger vocational technical high school for the region, broadening opportunities for generations of students and bolstering the economy with the promise of young, skilled workers. In an age of close votes, this special election wasn’t. The proposal, to build a new $273 million school facility that could open in 2028, won 78 percent of votes cast across the nine towns. The ne…