The city school district faces enormous challenges. Wrong decisions, by elected officials and the public, will have terrible consequences.
Rochester school board election
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For Rochester school board: Elliott, LeBron, White
Rochester’s schools are one of the region’s most critical challenges. This city cannot reinvent itself until its students are graduating with the education they need and deserve. Improvements can’t come solely from the schools themselves; the city’s extraordinarily high poverty concentration has affected children and their families in ways that the entire community must address. […]
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Primary endorsements
Both Democrats and Republicans in Monroe County have offices on the ballot in the September primary elections – which are on a Thursday this year, because of the Jewish holiday. But the vast majority are in the Democratic Party, for elected positions affecting residents of the City of Rochester. In New York, voters have to […]
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ENDORSEMENTS: City Council and school board
Rochester City Council Council’s five incumbents – Carolee Conklin, Matt Haag, Dana Miller, Jackie Ortiz, and Loretta Scott – won the September Democratic Party primary for their at-large seats. In the November 5 general election, they face Marlowe Washington on the Working Families line and three Green Party candidates: David Atias, Andrew Langdon, and Dorothy […]
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ENDORSEMENT: For Rochester school board: White, Cruz, Lucas
As unimaginable as it seems, the state of Rochester’s schools is worsening. Only 5 percent of city students in grades 3 through 8 were proficient in English on recent state exams. Academic performance of black and Latino males is the lowest of any major urban district in the US except Detroit’s, according to a report […]
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For the School Board
Overshadowed by the governor’s race is an important local Democratic primary: for Rochester School Board. Given the city’s heavy Democratic voter registration, the winner of the September 12 primary is virtually certain to win the November 7 general election. The two Democratic candidates — attorney Van Henry White and financial manager Allen Williams — are […]
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Voters’ tough choice: the School Board race
The biggest hurdle for the Rochester School Board candidates in the Democratic primary may be getting voters to see their differences. Both are solid candidates, well-educated and well-informed. Van Henri White is an attorney in private practice with a law degree from GeorgetownUniversity. Allen Williams is a TIAA-CREF financial manager with an MBA in finance […]
