Work hard in school, go to college, and get a good job.
A career path once taken for granted isn’t how it’s working out these days for many young people in South Florida who find themselves in one of the toughest job markets in recent years.
Justin Chalkley, 24, who grew up in the South Florida area, dropped out of the University of Central Florida in the summer of 2022. He said he realized the financial burden of paying for school wasn’t worth it because of the dim job prospects…