Harvard isn’t just a place to get your Folklore and Mythology undergrad degree or even bang out your Ph.D. in African American Studies.
In a deal that was made public by Pres. Trump, The Crimson will see a couple billion dollars’ worth of federal funds unfrozen… provided Harvard also drops at least $500 million in opening vocational training centers as reported by the New York Post.
With the specifics yet to be released, it’s understood that under the auspices of Harvard University, trade schools will be opened to train-up and certify more Americans in blue collar jobs, such as electricians, plumbers, carpenters, welders, pipefitters, etc.
For their part, one has to do a bit of internet digging, but it turns out that there are two important steps the Trump Administration is in the process of to further strengthen the state of American trade schools;
- On Feb. 10, 2025, the Sec. of Education issued a press release noting, “Today, the U.S. Department of Education announced the reversal of a misguided regulatory reporting scheme put in place by the Biden-Harris Administration that would require states and the local career and technical education (CTE) programs across the country to comply with burdensome and unnecessary reporting.”
- The Sec. of Education also released the U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET SUMMARY.
Specifically noting on pages 6 and 7;
- For fiscal year 2026, the Request provides $1.4 billion for Career and Technical Education (CTE) State Grants, level with the fiscal year 2024 appropriation.
- The Request also provides $10.2 million for Career and Technical Education National Programs.
As seen in the video below from WFAA-TV of Dallas-Ft. Worth, the CEO of Ford Motor Company, Jim Farley, noted that the United States is woefully behind other economic powerhouse nations in having a properly qualified tradesmen workforce in place.