Mayor Lovely Warren on the Rochester school district
ROC the Future
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Elia rejects RCSD’s improvement plan
State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia’s much anticipated response to the Rochester school board about its plan for improving the district was tough and direct: Redo it. She’ll be sending a more detailed response, she said in a letter to board President Van White, but she added: “After my review of the RCSD Plan, I want […]
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Community leaders push for major change at RCSD
Reverberations from Distinguished Educator Jaime Aquino’s report about the failures of the Rochester City School District have reached a new intensity. ROC the Future, a coalition of more than 60 Rochester-area community institutions and leaders, is pushing for major change in how the school district operates. And its members have asked State Education Commissioner MaryEllen […]
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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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State of the children report shows gains, struggles
Compared to last year, more City of Rochester 4-year-olds are enrolled in pre-k programs, more 3- year-olds have received comprehensive early intervention screenings, and more city high school students have applied for college financial aid. These are some of the gains highlighted by ROC the Future’s annual State of the Children report. The coalition tracks […]
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