School District

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.

BOCES partner to expand CTE

Jan 11, 2013

Questar III BOCES and Capital Region BOCES are partnering to offer wider career and technical education (CTE) options for all of their students.

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.

HS aviation program expands

Dec 20, 2012

Starting next fall, high school students will learn to fly as part of a new aviation program based in Schenectady County.

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.