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The Indispensable Future of Career & Technical Education

The Indispensable Future of Career & Technical Education

by Dr. Gladys I. Cruz District Superintendent, Questar III BOCES Career and technical education (CTE) programs offered by BOCES, school districts, and community colleges, are essential. Modern CTE is not the “vo-tech” of the past. These programs – which include...

The Indispensable Future of Career & Technical Education

Fifty Years of the Promise: We Must Not Retreat on IDEA

Fifty years ago this month, President Gerald Ford signed a law that fundamentally changed American education: the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, now known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This landmark legislation wasn’t just a...

Alumni Spotlight: Matthew Tompkins

Alumni Spotlight: Matthew Tompkins

Matthew Tompkins graduated from the Questar III BOCES’ New Visions: Scientific Research & World Health program in 2007. Today, he is a researcher in the Cognitive Science Department at Lund University in Sweden, where he designs “fake mind control machines” used...