Mayor Lovely Warren stepped up her push for a state takeover of the Rochester City School District. She wants city residents to vote on the issue.
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Warren continues to push for change in school governance
On Wednesday, Warren released a short video on Facebook that makes a direct appeal to the public to join her in support of changing the district’s governance.
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State officials draft RCSD takeover plan; future in doubt
[ UPDATED ]State education officials have drafted a plan to replace the Rochester school board with a state-appointed board for at least five years, according to documents CITY has obtained. At the end of the five years, the district’s governance would return to an elected board. The plan is a result of ongoing concerns about the […]
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Warren releases $552 million city budget plan
Mayor Lovely Warren’s proposed budget for the next fiscal year includes a small tax increase for homeowners and funding for a variety of new initiatives, including a Police Accountability Board and job training.
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Rochester’s big decision on police oversight
Sometime this spring, City Council may vote on legislation that will dramatically change the way Rochester handles accusations of police misconduct. While activists have been pushing for reform for decades, for the past two years there’s been a particularly concerted effort, and city officials have now come up with two proposals. One, from Mayor Lovely […]
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RCSD budget: City will keep pushing for a say
Tension between Mayor Lovely Warren and the Rochester City School District is likely to heat up this spring. A Warren spokesperson says the city will continue to push for a say in how the district spends some of its money.
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Urban Action 3/13
This week’s calls to action include the following events and activities. (All are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.) A focus on suffrage leaders In recognition of Women’s History Month, Rochester NOW will present “Frenemies for Suffrage: Stanton, Gage, Anthony” on Friday, March 18. Mary Corey, SUNY emeritus professor of history, will […]
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Message to Commissioner Elia about RCSD’s future: “Engage us in your decision.”
ROC the Future, an organization representing numerous city leaders, institutions, and non-profit agencies, held a press conference this morning to say they agree with State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia : the Rochester City School District is in a state of crisis and the status quo isn’t acceptable. And they want Elia and the board of […]
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Warren’s considering involvement in schools
There has been widespread community concern about the Rochester school district for years. That concern seems to have grown, though, in the wake of the tough assessment by the district’s state-appointed Distinguished Educator, Jaime Aquino. And based on several community forums, Mayor Lovely Warren says she believes the community wants city government – and her […]
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Can City Hall help fix the school district?
What is City Hall’s role in the education of Rochester’s students? That was the question Warren put to community leaders who packed the City Hall atrium yesterday. Warren has held three forums in response to Distinguished Educator Jaime Aquino’s report on the district’s long-standing problems. Warren said she’s been approached by numerous businesses and community […]
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Rochester parents: we’d be more engaged, if we could
At a forum on the problems of the Rochester school district last night, parents discussed a wide range of issues, from the need to understand parents’ own challenges to the importance of the city-operated recreation centers. The event was the first of three forums that Mayor Lovely Warren is holding in the wake of Distinguished […]
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What is the mayor’s role in Rochester’s public schools?
The school district is in deep trouble. Is there a better way to operate the school system in this high-poverty city?
