| The graduates, who include low-income residents, ex-convicts and people who tested below an eighth-grade education level, are now headed for jobs as solar installers, energy auditors, carpenters and other entry-level posts in the booming green economy. Most of the jobs start at about $15 a hour, but graduates can expect to earn more as the industry matures. |
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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.
