A group of Phoenix high school seniors are getting a different kind of education. They’re training to become certified nursing assistants. CNAs typically provide hands-on care to older adults living in long term care facilities. The work is tough but for these students, it’s also an opportunity.
KJZZ senior field correspondent Kathy Ritchie has 20 years of experience reporting and writing stories for national and local media outlets — nearly a decade of it has been spent in public media.