All Rochester City School District students are expected to have a ride to school by the end of the month, according to Superintendent Lesli Myers-Small.
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RCSD planning to reopen schools in early 2021, but timeline is fluid
The Rochester Board of Education is backing a plan by Superintendent Lesli Myers-Small to reopen schools in February 2021.
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RCSD school expansion plan means displacement for tenants
A plan to modernize George Mather Forbes School is uprooting part of the Mayor Heights neighborhood.
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RCSD abruptly stops online forum on reopening after Zoom bombing
The forum had to be abruptly canceled soon after it started on Saturday after it was bombarded by a series of racist and obscene comments.
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RCSD superintendent says reopening plan can’t please everyone
Schools superintendents are struggling to interpret health and safety guidelines related to reopening their districts.
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Why not use Rochester’s vacant offices for schools?
Schools need space to re-open. Downtown Rochester has more than 2 million square feet of move-in ready office space sitting vacant.
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RCSD proposes hybrid schools reopening plan
Rochester Superintendent Lesli Myers-Small has introduced a plan for reopening schools that calls for a mix of in-school and distance learning.
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University of Rochester, city schools to continue partnership for three more years
The state education department has approved a continued relationship between the University of Rochester and the Rochester City School District.
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Superintendent Terry Dade wants out of RCSD
Rochester Superintendent Terry Dade said Wednesday that he is in talks to break his contract with the Rochester City School District.
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RCSD superintendent proposes 236 layoffs, including 193 teachers
Rochester City School Superintendent Terry Dade’s proposed budget would cut 236 jobs and programs for vulnerable students.
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Commentary: RCSD’s dumbed-down diploma giveaway
When 40 percent of RCSD high school graduates earn a diploma that until recently was reserved for students with disabilities, something stinks.
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RCSD superintendent warns of 800 layoffs without state bailout
RCSD Superintendent Terry Dade told Albany lawmakers on Tuesday that the district will have to lay off 800 people if the state doesn’t meet its request for $35 million in emergency aid.
