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Community rallies for schools

Feb 1, 2013

More than 1,000 community members from all 47 school districts in the Capital Region came together on Jan. 31 to learn about the fiscal crisis facing their schools and find out what they can do to help.

State approves Questar III APPR plans

Jan 18, 2013

Questar III’s annual professional performance review (APPR) plans with its teachers association and principals were recently approved by the New York State Education Department.

Let’s stop failing our children

Jan 15, 2013

Since the Columbine school massacre in 1999, more than 30 mass shootings have occurred in the United States. In the wake of these tragedies, we communally engage in three ever-so-predictable steps.

QIII mourns Nancy Knabbe’s death

Jan 9, 2013

Questar III BOCES Board Member Nancy Knabbe passed away on January 8. District Superintendent James N. Baldwin called Knabbe an extraordinary individual who personified selfless commitment to public and community service.

Baldwin discusses model programs

Dec 14, 2012

Questar III BOCES Superintendent Dr. James N. Baldwin recently participated in a panel discussion at the Educating Tomorrow’s Workforce: Preparing Students to Compete in the 21st Century Economy Conference.

Core skills can help fill jobs

Nov 29, 2012

Far too many high school students graduate unprepared for college or work, and far too many good jobs go unfilled every year. Two recent news items point to the need for public education, business and others to work together and to respond to our changing workplace and economy.