The apprenticeship grant covers the cost of the coursework, provides each participant with a mentor and guarantees them a pay bump — 3% for Frankfort's apprentices — halfway through the program.

States are using federal labor funding to support the hands-on approach to teacher training and remove cost barriers for would-be teachers.

College enrollment is dropping across the country, as apprenticeship programs are on the rise. Local apprenticeship programs are looking to help more students.

It could be four more years of the status quo before we start to see meaningful changes to our backward system of apprenticeship funding.

More young people are skipping on college. Apprenticeship programs could help change that. Nationally, 87 percent of apprentices obtain employment after program completion, with an average ...

Apprenticeship programs are gaining popularity among employers and potential employees across the country, driven by a tight labor market, aging baby boomers and demand for new technical skills.