99 NEWS FOR FRIDAY, 4/27/12

BOCES SUPERINTENDENT SAYS LEADERS NEED TO THINK GLOBALLY, LINKING EDUCATION WITH BUSINESS--St.Lawrence-Lewis BOCES Superintendent Tom Burns told the audience gathered for lunch after the annual "Gateways To Careers" event in Potsdam Wednesday research is showing the US is in the middle of the pack as far as academic performance is concerned--this is because schools need to do a better job of preparing students for the working world by way of internships, partnerships, and other forms of collaboration to create multiple pathways to the job market. Burns says we don't have to go far for a model; nearby Ontario is one of the top provinces in Canada for academic perfomance; Canada is in the world top ten for its educational system that prepares students for careers. 44 percent of high school students in the local BOCES region are enrolled at a BOCES Career-Technical Center.

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COUNTY CHAMBER "REALLY BIG SHOW" AT CHEEL CENTER FULLY BOOKED, RUNS TODAY 12-8, TOMORROW 10-4

FARM YOUTH LABOR RULE CHANGES BAGGED BY US LABOR DEPARTMENT, THE CHANGES WERE THE TARGET OF A MASSIVE OPPOSING LOCAL LOBBYING EFFORT

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CLARKSON TO GET A WIND TURBINE BLADE TESTING LAB AS PART OF A 4.2-MILLION-DOLLAR, STATE-GRANT-FUNDED PARTNERSHIP WITH GREEN ENERGY ENTREPRENEUR INTERTEK

SUNY POTSDAM TO HOLD A "TOPPING OFF" CEREMONY TODAY AT 5PM, MARKING THE INSTALLATION OF ONE OF THE LAST STEEL BEAMS IN THE NEW PERFORMING ARTS CENTER PROJECT