Manufacturers Team Up with Teachers

It’s becoming a common and beneficial scenario: high school and technical educators are touring manufacturers in their area, learning more about the processes and potential for their students.

One example comes from Washington County, Wisconsin, where more than 100 teachers and administrators from three school districts toured Maysteel, Triton Trailers, Regal Ware and Signicast and others.

“We should be preparing students for the world of work, but how often do we get out into the real world of work?” said Daren Sievers, the superintendent of the Slinger School District. “We needed to take a day to get out and see how it functions today.”

You can read more about it from BizTimes Milwaukee here