The Rochester school board elected its leaders on January 2, but the meeting didn’t go smoothly, with long-simmering tension between the newest board members and more senior members erupting in public. And there’s little indication that things between them will improve any time soon. The board elected Van White as president for the fifth consecutive […]
Beatriz LeBron
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School board race comes at tough time in the district
Ordinarily, candidates for school board wouldn’t be on the ballot in the September 13 Democratic primary. But three board candidates are running, thanks to vacancies created by resignations. And the race comes during a particularly difficult time for the Rochester school district. On the ballot: Judith Davis, an intellectual property specialist for a local firm; […]
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Our recommendations in key primary races
New York’s political parties hold primary elections on September 13. And while Republicans have a primary for the 133rd state Assembly seat, and there are several third-party races (The Reform Party’s for attorney general, the Independence Party’s for Fairport Village mayor and trustee), the big Rochester-area races are in the Democratic Party. We’re endorsing in […]
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For Rochester school board: Elliott, LeBron, White
Rochester’s schools are one of the region’s most critical challenges. This city cannot reinvent itself until its students are graduating with the education they need and deserve. Improvements can’t come solely from the schools themselves; the city’s extraordinarily high poverty concentration has affected children and their families in ways that the entire community must address. […]
