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Counting on Community Schools in New York's North Country
By Jennifer Dubin
When Paula Wilson read the letter, she started to cry. Her son, John Empey, had enrolled in a natural resource management course at the Seaway Career and Technical Education Center in Norwood, New York, and the letter explained that he needed the following: a helmet, work overalls, and steel-toe boots, among other gear. Wilson knew the boots alone typically cost $200, and the overalls close to $100. “There was no way I could afford it,” she said.
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Summer 2021
