Decades ago, singer Cyndi Lauper opined that girls just wanna have fun. But in Milwaukie, Ore., a group of female high school students aspire to something more serious: establishing careers in ...

Bogi Lateiner says her first car, a Volkswagen Beetle, was a "piece of junk" she was determined to fix. Instead of taking it to a repair garage, she became the second girl at her New Jersey high ...

SAN DIEGO — The days when auto shop was a major part of the high school curriculum have long since been consigned to revivals and reruns of the musical “Grease.” But auto shop’s long skid in the face ...

Vocational education was once synonymous with wood shop and auto repair classes. It became known as a place to put students who weren't college material. But the focus has changed. And so has the name ...