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Even in Academic Classes, Schools Focus on Building Students’ Workforce Skills

One skill Kentucky students learn in elementary school is how to write an opinion backed up by reasons and details. So in the Bullitt County school district, south of Louisville, the 1st grade classes at Old Mill Elementary School last January approached opinion writing and related skills in a way that showed their potential to have a real community impact.

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