Rochester mayoral candidate Lovely Warren has staked out education as the centerpiece of her campaign. At a press conference earlier today, Warren said Rochester is facing many challenges, but “none of them is more important than the failure of our schools.” After citing some well-known statistics concerning the city’s grim educational outcomes, Warren put the […]
Rochester charter schools
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A surge of charters to Rochester?
A new company created by Joe Klein, chair of Klein Steel and former board member of True North Rochester Preparatory Charter School, is recruiting specialized organizations to open and manage charter schools in Rochester. By recruiting well-known and tested charter management organizations, E3 Rochester could potentially change the education landscape in the city by adding […]
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School Choice Week rally in Rochester
City Council President Lovely Warren and advocates of school choice will hold a rally at 8:45 a.m. on Monday, January 28, in recognition of National School Choice Week. Warren will talk about the achievements and importance of Rochester’s charter schools. The rally will be held at True North Rochester Prep Elementary School, 899 Jay Street.
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Former Urban Choice leader starting another charter
Figuring out how to improve student performance in the city’s schools is arguably the biggest challenge facing Rochester. Like many cities across the country, Rochester has pursued multiple avenues to increase student achievement with little success. John Bliss, the co-founder and former head of Urban Choice Charter School, is concerned about the trend among state […]
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School closings: trauma or treatment?
Traditional public schools are closings by the hundreds in cities large and small across the country. New Orleans, Detroit, Washington, DC, Chicago, and Philadelphia have either closed numerous schools or, like Rochester, plan to do so in the near future. The closings have often been used as an opportunity to replace traditional schools with public […]
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The neighborhood school dilemma
The trouble with neighborhood schools is that there many definitions and ideas of what a neighborhood school should be. That was evident last night at a public hearing on the second phase of schools modernization in the Rochester school district. Much of the evening was dominated by residents, parents, students, and teachers who either had […]
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Metro Ink 10.05.05
Still transforming Artist Lucas Samaras has been at it since 1960. He has worked in broad range of mediums and even participated in the earliest Happenings, a wave of performance art events in the 60s. Always self-referential, Samaras soon became known for producing experimental photographs where he used his body as subject and metaphor. Taking […]
