Test scores are one metric that show charter schools’ success. But some advocacy groups argue there shouldn’t be ‘bad’ school choices.
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Trump and city schools: spreading charters and vouchers
The president-elect and two key appointees have embraced charter schools and vouchers. That will spell trouble for urban districts like Rochester’s.
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Two city charter schools on the move
Growth is pushing two local charter schools out of their current buildings in the northwest quadrant of the city. Young Women’s College Prep, an all-girls public school, is moving from 311 Flower City Park to the Summer Sands Campus on Hoover Drive in Greece. And Vertus, an all-boys public high school, is moving from 2 […]
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Van White: Proposed military academy is part of innovative approach the RCSD needs
In his last public statement before leaving the district, former Rochester schools Superintendent Bolgen Vargas recommended that the school board close one school a year until the quality of city schools improves. Vargas often said that without significant improvements, the city school district will continue to lose students to charter, private, and suburban schools. But […]
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John King to take over for Duncan in top education job
The Washington Post’s teaser for its online story says it all: “If you think Duncan was controversial, meet his successor.” The Post is referring, of course, to US Education Secretary Arne Duncan’s announcement earlier today that he is stepping down. And his successor, at least on an interim basis, is none other than former New York […]
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Genesee in unchartered territory
The Genesee Community Charter School faces a serious challenge to its charter renewal because its enrollment, as almost anyone familiar with the school knows, doesn’t reflect the city’s student population.
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Killing public schools: Do critics realize what’s ahead?
Public schools are in trouble, and there’s plenty of blame to go around. But do critics know what their attacks will do?
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