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A new $5 million Career and Technical Education Center opened at Sandpoint High School in Idaho on September 15, giving students direct pathways to jobs in nursing, welding, and carpentry. Idaho Education News reported that the facility spans 12,000 square feet and was funded by a $3.5 million grant from the Idaho Department of Education. Meanwhile, at the University of Virginia, The Cavalier Daily covered a panel discussion where Assistant Professor Mona Sloane argued that AI cannot solve novel human problems — only replay old solutions to old challenges.
The two developments reflect a broader shift in how institutions prepare students for life after high school. Dr. Becky Meyer, superintendent of Lake Pend Oreille School District, said the district believes "there is no single pathway to success" and aims to help students "leave high school prepared to take their next step with confidence." Dr. Sloane's research challenges the assumption that technology alone can guide these decisions.
Idaho School Opens $5M Technical Training Center
The Lake Pend Oreille School District officially opened its new Career and Technical Education Center at Sandpoint High School on September 15. The facility, located at the school's south end, spans 12,000 square feet and cost $5 million to build. Idaho Education News reported that a $3.5 million Idaho Department of Education grant funded most of the project. Students previously cramped into shared classrooms where hospital training beds sat inches from traditional desks.
The center launches with four pathways: Certified Nursing Assistant, welding, CAD design, and residential carpentry. All programs offer dual college credit through North Idaho College. Idaho Education News noted that culinary arts and hospitality training begin in Spring 2027, with an automotive pathway following in Fall 2027. Alex Gray, the center's director, said his goal is to help students "find a place where they belong" across technical fields.
UVA Professor Challenges AI as Problem Solver
On September 10, the University of Virginia Law School hosted a panel discussion on Dr. Mona Sloane's new book, *Predicted: How AI Is Restructuring Social Life*. Virginia Law Weekly reported that Sloane, an assistant professor of data science and media studies, argued that artificial intelligence cannot address novel human challenges. She said: "When our communities grow frail, AI starts to look like the better option... AI can only find old solutions to old problems, but people can find new ones."
The panel featured scholars from Vanderbilt, Carnegie Mellon, and UC Irvine, moderated by UVA's LawTech Center and Digital Technology for Democracy Lab. Sloane's research focuses on how predictive AI acts as an "AI-wedge" in institutions like healthcare, education, and labor markets. The Cavalier Daily reported that her work examines the social consequences when algorithms make decisions about who gets access to jobs and services.
From Technical Skills to Democratic Governance
Both developments highlight how institutions shape student futures. At Sandpoint High, students gain hands-on training in fields where workers remain in short supply. At UVA, Sloane's research examines who controls the algorithms that decide which students get steered toward which careers. She launched the Student Technology Council at UVA to give students a voice in campus technology and AI policy decisions.
Dr. Meyer, Sandpoint's superintendent, emphasized that success after high school looks different for every student. The new center makes that philosophy concrete by offering real skills and real credentials before graduation. Meanwhile, Sloane's book and research ask harder questions: What happens when AI systems, not humans, decide which pathways students should follow?
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