My high school had a few large buildings on the edge of campus for mechanical/automotive, woodworking, carpentry, and electrical skills workshops. Also agriculture. The Ag program had a large fenced in field for growing crops.
It was very popular and probably kept many of those students from dropping out of school.
They could graduate with pride and have a good job waiting for them on the outside.
I don't know why or when those programs were cut.
Democrats.