Former Autoworkers Resist Colleges' Call

Since Jennifer L. Gigliotti was in elementary school, the 70-acre Ford Motor Company plant here in northwestern Ohio has been a constant in her life. Her mother and father have worked the production line at the Maumee Stamping Plant for almost 60 years combined, making bumpers and body panels for generations of Ford vehicles.

When Ms. Gigliotti graduated from high school, she chose a different route. She received a certificate in child care and took a job at a day-care center that she

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