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Career and Technical Diploma Approval By Regents Will Fill Thousands Of New York Jobs

New York state is in the midst of a middle-skills job crisis. When you look at help-wanted listings across our state, the positions being advertised are for computer-network specialists, electricians, machinists, welders, and high-tech manufacturing workers. We often hear from employers who say many job applicants for skilled labor or high-tech positions lack the necessary

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OCC wins federal grant for food-industry job training

ONONDAGA — Onondaga Community College (OCC) had interest in two different applications that the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) was considering for job-training funding. One was the school’s individual application for funding. The other was a funding request from a consortium of community colleges in the State University of New York (SUNY) system that had

Common Core Still Leaves Room for Improvement

The New York State Department of Education recently released the assessment results for third through eighth graders. The Department of Education reports some gains were made statewide over last year’s results. Statewide, the percentage of students scoring on the math exam at or above the proficient level (receiving a score of 3 or 4) increased

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