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High school students learn trade skills building affordable housing in Colorado

High school student June Baker and teacher Darrin Rassmusen study plans for a modular home students are helping to build at a city-owned factory in Boulder, Colorado

Affordable housing and a shortage of skilled trades workers are both pressing issues in the U.S. A Colorado city is partnering with a local school district and Habitat for Humanity to teach kids trades by building homes working people can afford.

(Image credit: Sam Fuqua)

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