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Inside a school that's working to fix the U.S. shortage of air traffic controllers

The U.S. needs thousands of additional air traffic controllers, but training and certifying them can take years. NPR visits one school that's trying to get controllers on the job faster.

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Joel Rose is a correspondent on NPR's National Desk. He covers immigration and breaking news.