Grayson Hart sits for a portrait at the Ned R. McWherter West Tennessee Cultural Arts Center in Jackson, Tenn., on Saturday, March 4, 2023, where he directs a youth theater program. Hart was accepted into every college he applied to, but turned them down. He is one of thousands of young adults who graduated high school during the pandemic and are taking career routes other than college. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)

March 9, 2023