Kids are ditching traditional college for career tech programs. Parents are concerned. Kayla Jimenez USA TODAY 0:00 ...

Kids are ditching traditional college for career tech programs. Parents are concerned. Story by Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY • 2w ...

A traditional economy follows a linear "take-make-use-dispose" path. A circular economy, in contrast, retains the value of materials and products within a supply chain for longer.

In my research, it wasn’t just the emotional climate within the family that was changed by an uncertain economy. The physical world also looked different for kids.

Meanwhile, parents are skeptical of options outside the traditional college pathway to work. Nearly half of all students surveyed – 45% – weren't interested in going to college.