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

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...

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

A Look at the Changes Impacting Schools this Year

This year, schools locally and across the state have responded to new regulations and expectations for learning. Below is a breakdown of the key shifts: Distraction-free policies: This fall, schools and BOCES implemented a bell-to-bell ban on personal internet-enabled...