The Rochester school board has selected Barbara Deane-Williams as the district’s new permanent superintendent. She is district’s first permanent female superintendent and begins her three-year term on Monday, August 8. Her starting annual salary is $225,000. Deane-Williams has over 30 years of administrative experience, including 10 years as a superintendent. She is currently senior deputy […]
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Education at center of party tussle
It’s almost a regular occurrence: some Rochester Democrats accuse other Dems of trying to take over some of the city’s political committees. This time, an influential group of black politicians, the Black Political Caucus, is pointing the finger at the Rochester Teachers Association and the New York State United Teachers labor unions. Caucus spokesperson Willie […]
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Work progressing at MCC’s future home
Crews are six months into construction of Monroe Community College’s future Damon City Campus, which officials expect to open in time for the fall 2017 semester. The project spans four connected buildings, all previously owned by Kodak, which provide a total of 255,000 square feet of space. DiMarco Constructors and LaBella Associates, the contractors on […]
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Warren’s schools plan rips open old wound
Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren’s announcement last week that she is seeking a pivotal role in the rescue efforts for the city’s most troubled schools is the bold declaration that many people have anticipated since her election. Warren ran her 2013 mayoral campaign in large part on education, but action had been conspicuously lacking until her […]
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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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Childhood trauma shown to have long-lasting impact
Acing an exam is usually a good thing, but when it involves research into adverse childhood experiences, it’s a very different matter. These experiences can have serious consequences on children’s performance in school. About 200 health and education professionals met today at Monroe Community College to learn more about ACE research, exposure to childhood trauma, […]
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Anti-poverty officials get input
Rochester has got some big problems to solve. Leaders of the Rochester-Monroe Anti-Poverty Initiative held a town hall meeting at the Edgerton Stardust Ballroom recently. The idea was to gather input from the people who live in poverty and the agencies that serve them. Their experiences can inform the work of the initiative, and their […]
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Mind the skills gap
The Buffalo Billion led to some big money, high-profile economic development projects in the Buffalo area. But the region’s leaders say that the effort has also helped workforce development. As the leaders developed detailed plans for investing the state money, they learned that key industries in the region faced shortages of qualified workers. They studied […]
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Week Ahead: For the week of Monday, March 23, 2015
A report on the school-to-prison pipeline, and the next installment of the Reshaping Rochester series are happening this week.
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Feedback 3/11
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Rural schools see a financial cliff
Funding for New York State’s public schools has for years been a source of tension between school district administrators, teachers unions, and lawmakers. New York’s schools are among the most racially and economically segregated in the country, according to a recent New York Times article. The problems — not enough funding and inequality in the […]
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Pre-k is a high point for Rochester
While student enrollment has been declining in the upper grades in city schools, enrollment in universal pre-k is strong.
