| All parents have big dreams for their
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| | cutbacks that they are forced into
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| children. Fame, fortune, happiness,
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| | turning students away from the education
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| security, love, confidence, success, and
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| | they desire. Many Long Island Schools
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| a good education- to name a few. Parents
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| | districts have to tell their vocational
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| of Long Island Schools students have
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| | students that they can't afford to enroll
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| dreams like these, too. A lot of these
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| | them in BOCES (Board of Cooperative
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| kids are told as they grow up that
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| | Educational Services) job-training
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| college is what you do after high school,
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| | courses in the Fall of 2007. This is
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| end of discussion. Of course, most if not
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| | happening despite New York's state
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| all parents would like to see their kids
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| | regulations which entitle teens access to
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| head off to college.
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| | vocational programs. In fact, state
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| But let's look at the big picture; not
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| | regulations require school districts,
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| all graduating seniors want to head off
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| | including those serving Long Island
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| to a 2- or 4-year college. They are
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| | Schools to provide students with up to
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| anxious to enter the workforce, earn a
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| | two years of BOCES occupational training,
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| paycheck, and are heartily sick of
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| | free of charge. Therefore, many of these
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| homework. Students attending Long Island
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| | Long Island Schools students are blocked
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| Schools represent both goals - both
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| | from receiving the training they need to
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| college bound and work bound - but only
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| | begin their chosen profession.
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| one of these groups is truly getting the
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| | Long Island Schools officials have voiced
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| education they need to achieve their
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| | regret over the situation, but added that
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| goals after high school.
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| | they have little choice. Budgets have had
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| Long Island Schools students are feeling
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| | to be trimmed, and the cuts included
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| increasing pressure to attend college or
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| | $720,000 in BOCES tuition. The most
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| a university. Rigorous courses are
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| | likely reason for these cutbacks is the
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| becoming the norm, and the stress that
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| | fact that Long Island voters have
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| goes along with the homework and studying
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| | rejected spending plans twice.
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| for these classes is immense. Long Island
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| | It appears that if the voters who live in
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| Schools students who are planning on
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| | the areas which support Long Island
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| heading off to college pretty much have
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| | Schools do not change their minds,
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| to take these types of classes in order
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| | hundreds of vocational students attending
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| to even get accepted in the school of
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| | one of the many Long Island Schools will
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| their choice. In fact, 88% of Long Island
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| | lose out on the education they so
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| Schools graduates enroll in colleges or
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| | deserve. Perhaps, when they see their
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| universities.
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| | fast food restaurants and discount stores
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| But what about the Long Island Schools
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| | flooded with young high school graduates,
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| vocational students? Their schools are
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| | they'll change their minds. I hope so.
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| experiencing such a drastic amount of
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