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00000178-140d-ddcb-affb-d6edbd950000For kids growing up in rural North Carolina the options after high school are limited. In years past, if they want to stay local, the options for work were the family farm, the factory or the military. Over the last three decades work in agriculture and manufacturing has dried up or moved. As a result, rural youth have to be prepared to compete in the wider job market in more tech oriented urban areas. This new reality is forcing public schools, community colleges and universities that serve rural areas to change.WUNC Reporter LeonedaInge spent several months exploring these issues with students, teachers, and administrators, at Vance County Schools for the series: Perils and Promise.https://youtu.be/r4JM9lSyu24