Giving Compass' Take:

• Education Dive reports that immigration enforcement has left Texas' construction industry with a lack of skilled workers, and stakeholders are calling on schools to help.

• Are we neglecting trade skills when it comes to funding workforce development programs? How might philanthropic investments pick up the slack?

• Here are more details about job training and the workforce development system.

Shop class is making a comeback in Texas, where immigration enforcement has left the construction industry with a dearth of skilled workers, Dallas News reported; the Dallas-Fort Worth area alone is short about 20,000 to 30,000 construction workers.

Once cut from the curriculum in many high schools and community colleges, instruction in the construction trades is back, with a focus on skills like math that can set students up for high-paying jobs. In Texas, construction wages are nearing $28.50 per hour, about $2.00 more than average private sector earnings, according to Dallas News.

Experts say the jobs should be relatively future-proof, too. While technology may be reshaping almost every industry, stakeholders told Dallas News that robots won't be able to make plumbing repairs, as one example, any time soon.

Read the full article about how shop class can help tackle the construction skills gap by Riia O'Donnell at Education Dive.