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One of the districts near me has started a program in connection with the county trade school, but the kids will only get a GED. There is no way they can get a regents and heavy concentration of trade courses. It stinks. The NYS regents are not accountable to anyone. I doubt they even know how someone becomes a plumber or an electrician.
Of course the kids with local diplomas will need remediation -- we end up with the worst of all worlds -- watered down regents diplomas, kids who will need remediation and no kids getting trained in trades.
They closed a trade school near me. It was heartbraking -- there was a wl to get in. The principal said, "Internet, shmidenet, you'll alwys need a guy who can install a toilet"
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