Column: How we can prepare young people for meaningful work

Column: How we can prepare young people for meaningful work

America is aging rapidly. By 2034, there will be more seniors than children for the first time in our country’s history. Meanwhile, the federal debt has exploded and will be the equivalent of a second mortgage for today’s youth. Even more troubling, millions of young Americans are drifting without the skills, discipline and opportunities they need to succeed. Twenty-five years ago, the majority of young Americans were working. Today, fewer than …