2018: Miami Herald Editorial Board Reported Maria Elvira Salazar Supported Expanding Trade Schools and Vocational Education According to an editorial published in Miami Herald, "Salazar says that we needs more trade schools. 'We need more diesel mechanics,' she says. 'Not everyone needs to go to college.'" [Editorial - Miami Herald, 10/14/18]
February 2021: Sarasota Herald Tribune Reported That Maria Elvira Salazar Voted To Expand Federally Funded Apprenticeship Programs According to Sarasota Herald Tribune, "Voting yes: Lawson, Murphy, Soto, Demings, Crist, Castor, Hastings, Frankel, Lois, Wasserman Schultz, Wilson, Diaz-Balart, Gimenez, Salazar" regarding expanding federally funded apprenticeship programs. [Sarasota Herald Tribune (Florida), 2/7/21]