Stephanie Woodward is a disability rights attorney, activist and mother. She is also disabled and used to strangers asking her inappropriate questions. “The amount of people who are shocked that I have children and ask me how it is done…” she said. “And I’m like, is health class illegal where you’re from?” For Woodward, those moments are not just awkward or […]
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Flotsam River Circus drifts into Rochester
A buoyant spectacle will float through town on the Erie Canal this weekend.
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Teachers on leave over allegedly racist text messages about their students
Staff members at School 17 in Rochester have been placed on leave and face firing for allegedly racist texts about their students, Superintendent Lesli Myers-Small said in a statement Friday.
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An LGBTQ+ after-school club in Pittsford sparks heated debate
Will an LGBTQ+ affinity club be allowed to continue at Pittsford elementary schools?
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Superintendent presents work-in-progress RCSD budget proposal
Rochester City School District Superintendent Lesli Myers-Small presented a rough budget to the Board of Education on Tuesday.
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Students’ emotional health top of mind at “Student Speak Out”
Days after a student tried to bring a gun to East High School, mental and emotional health of students was discussed at a virtual town hall on Monday.
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Local districts to decide on school masking
It is up to local school districts to decide their masking policies in schools and on school buses beginning Wednesday. March 2 marks the end of the statewide school mask mandate and Monroe County will not be implementing a county-wide mask requirement.
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Public school students in Rochester and across New York are graduating at higher rates
The Rochester City School District’s graduation rate increased in 2021, although it still trails the county overall.
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RCSD superintendent presents preliminary budget numbers for 2022-23
Superintendent Lesli Myers-Small will present her proposal, which is expected to total nearly $800 million, on March 15.
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Monroe Community College to join national initiative on racial equity in higher ed
Monroe Community College is joining 18 other universities in an initiative to attain greater racial equity in higher education and in society.
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Parents and children’s advocates respond to RCSD return to in-person learning
As RCSD students return to in-class instruction, parents and advocates are experiencing mixed feelings amid a surging COVID-19 spike.
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RCSD students at 26 schools to resume in-person classes
Students at the remaining 21 Rochester city schools will continue remote learning due to staff shortages.
