Mention poverty’s effect in any discussion of urban education, and the reaction is often dismissive. Officials from the highest levels of government on down the local level frequently say that referring to poverty is an excuse for low student achievement. Willa Powell raises the poverty issue in a recent article on the New York State […]
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Dyce Faucette resigns from Syracuse post
Kim Dyce Faucette, a former top administrator with the Rochester school district, has resigned as superintendent of the North Syracuse Central School District, according to a report on the Syracuse Post-Standard’s website. The district’s school board voted 9-0 in favor of accepting Dyce Faucette’s resignation. Her resignation follows a tough budget fight for the 2013-2014 […]
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Week Ahead: RCSD budget, College Town groundbreaking, active transportation summit, food truck in Henrietta?
This is an updated version. The Rochester school board will meet at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 2, for a final review of Superintendent Bolgen Vargas’s proposed budget for the 2013 to 2014 school year. This could be the last opportunity for board members to listen to parents, teachers, and students about the impact of […]
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[UPDATED] Hey, state comptroller, tell us something we don’t know
A report released today by the State Comptroller’s Office — essentially a summation of the City of Rochester’s fiscal profile — reads like a compilation of the city’s greatest hits. In short, it doesn’t say anything we haven’t heard a thousand times before.
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Signs missing at intersections with red-light cameras
Each one of the 31 red-light cameras in the City of Rochester is supposed to have an accompanying sign posted nearby, warning motorists of the presence of the cameras. But at a meeting yesterday, City Council members Adam McFadden and Elaine Spaull said they’ve noticed red-light intersections without signs. “We were told they all would […]
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NY Post makes scary prediction for Rochester
Wow — unsettling news from the New York Post, if it’s true. Post columnist Fredric U. Dicker wrote today that “several of New York’s biggest cities,” including Rochester, are close to bankruptcy and “looking for a bailout from Gov. Cuomo’s administration.” Dicker says the mayors of Yonkers, Rochester, and Syracuse have been involved in “secret […]
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Marry me, Mary, again
Want to get re-married on a bridge with a bunch of strangers? Who doesn’t? The City of Rochester invites the public to renew their marital vows from the Pont de Rennes bridge in High Falls on Friday, October 5. There will also be a reception and a group photograph. The event is from 7 p.m. […]
