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Yahoo
11-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Jim Cramer on Lincoln Educational Services: 'That's Where You Want to Be'
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (NASDAQ:LINC) is one of the 13 stocks recently discussed by Jim Cramer. A caller inquired if the company would be a good long-term investment, given President Trump's suggestion of investing more in trade schools. Here's what Cramer had to say in response: 'Yes, I do. Actually, I do, and I've been thinking about that myself all weekend. That's where you want to be.' A woman in business attire and a laptop typing away in a modern office workspace. Lincoln Educational (NASDAQ:LINC) provides career-focused education through programs in automotive technology, skilled trades, health sciences, and information technology. The company operates under multiple school brands and serves both high school graduates and working adults. In May, the company reported double-digit growth in revenue and updated full-year guidance. For 2025, Lincoln Educational (NASDAQ:LINC) raised its revenue guidance from $480 million - $490 million to $485 million - $495 million. The net income guidance was raised to $10 million to $15 million from $8 million to $13 million. While we acknowledge the potential of LINC as an investment, we believe certain AI stocks offer greater upside potential and carry less downside risk. If you're looking for an extremely undervalued AI stock that also stands to benefit significantly from Trump-era tariffs and the onshoring trend, see our free report on the best short-term AI stock. READ NEXT: 30 Stocks That Should Double in 3 Years and 11 Hidden AI Stocks to Buy Right Now. Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at Insider Monkey.
Fox News
06-06-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Why Trump's $3 billion wake-up call to higher ed is exactly what America needs
When President Donald Trump recently suggested taking $3 billion from Harvard's federal funding and redirecting it toward trade schools, he didn't just launch a headline, he launched a national reckoning. And as a university president, I believe he touched a nerve that desperately needed to be hit. For too long, higher education has drifted from its purpose. Elite institutions have grown wealthier and more disconnected, while everyday Americans shoulder massive student debt for degrees that no longer guarantee opportunity. The result? A broken pipeline, rising costs, shrinking returns, and students who feel forced to choose between meaning and mobility. But here's the truth few are willing to say out loud: not every student is called to a traditional university path. And that's not a problem to fix, it's a reality to embrace. In my role, I've seen firsthand the power of aligning education with calling. That includes aspiring teachers, ministers and entrepreneurs, but also electricians, HVAC technicians, mechanics and builders. I've met students who feel more alive on a construction site than in a lecture hall. And I've seen how learning construction technology can do more than build a career, it can restore confidence, dignity and purpose. This is personal for me. I lead a university, yes, but I also lead with the conviction that education should serve the whole person: spiritually, practically and vocationally. That's why I believe the future of higher ed must include the trades, not as a fallback, but as a foundation. Christian tradition understands this well. Jesus worked with wood and nails before preaching in synagogues. Paul made tents to support his ministry. Scripture doesn't draw a line between spiritual work and skilled labor. It lifts both as sacred. As Paul writes in 1 Thessalonians 4:11, "Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life… and to work with your hands." What we need now is a cultural reset. One that stops looking down on trades and starts investing in them, not just with funding, but with respect. That means parents affirming their child's calling, even if it leads to a job site instead of a boardroom. It means pastors reminding their congregations that all honest work is sacred. And it means more universities embracing flexible, high-quality training that equips students for lives of both character and competence. The goal isn't to pit trade schools against traditional universities. It's to restore balance. Because the future of our country won't be built from ivory towers. It will be built from the ground up, by people with tools in their hands and purpose in their hearts. We need welders with wisdom. Carpenters with character. Lineworkers with leadership. And institutions with the courage to say so. This isn't just good politics. It's the path to national renewal.
