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In reply to the discussion: Why don't we have more vocational schools and programs in this country? [View all]whistler162
(11,155 posts)22. New York state has BOCES.....
"In 1948 the New York State legislature created Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) to provide shared educational programs and services to school districts within the state. Today there are 37 BOCES, incorporating all but nine of the states 721 school districts. BOCES partner with districts to provide a broad range of services that help meet the evolving educational needs of students."
http://www.boces.org/wps/portal/BOCESofNYS
http://www.ocmboces.org/teacherpage.cfm?teacher=1262 - this is the link to the BOCES I work for, technical support in school districts.
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Why don't we have more vocational schools and programs in this country? [View all]
Rosa Luxemburg
Jan 2013
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They sold the US parents on college for all students. As soon as they can make a voc. ed. cost 110K
MichiganVote
Jan 2013
#4
My WPA built, metropolitan high school had wood, auto and machine shop; beauty school and ROTC.
freshwest
Jan 2013
#5
I took all of the shop classes in HS, as well as my college prep classes, I loved them
RKP5637
Jan 2013
#10
This administration needs to push vocational (also helps to create jobs)
Rosa Luxemburg
Jan 2013
#13
Someone got it intheir head that every child should be able to go to college
TexasBushwhacker
Jan 2013
#19
First, to certify for the 1%'s kids their entitled slots in any university they choose to afford.
ancianita
Jan 2013
#29
some districts have vocational classes, other spend their money on whatever else their BODs wants.
Sunlei
Jan 2013
#31