The 2020-21 Rochester City School District spending plan was designed to bridge an $87 million budget gap.
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Mayor Lovely Warren backs plan for RCSD monitor
The governor proposed the position, which would provide oversight of the Rochester school district and the Board of Education, as part of his executive budget.
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Rochester School Board approves 175 layoffs, including 109 teachers
Commissioners said cutting employees was their only option to close a budget deficit
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City files appeal on RCSD referendum
The city filed an appeal today seeking to reverse the recent decision by Justice Odorisi, which sided with the district concerning a referendum that calls for a state takeover of the Rochester school district.
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The fight over the RCSD
The Rochester City School District’s biggest problem isn’t who controls it. It’s the concentrated poverty so many of its children live in.
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School board referendum decision coming Friday
The judge who’s hearing a Rochester City School District lawsuit against the City of Rochester says he’ll issue a decision at 10 a.m. on Friday. The district’s lawsuit aims to stop a referendum on a temporary state take-over and removal of the school board. In June, City Council approved Mayor Lovely Warren’s request for the referendum, […]
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In the RCSD-city fight, the children are losing
An ugly battle is heating up between City Hall and the school district, and nobody’s looking very good in this.
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RCSD v. City Hall heads to court this week
Will a state takeover of the Rochester City School District be on the ballot in November? Voters could find out within the next few days. State Supreme Court Justice Scott Odorisi will hear arguments on Thursday.
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RCSD will sue city over referendum on takeover
The Rochester School District plans to sue Mayor Lovely Warren and City Council to prevent a November referendum on a temporary state takeover of the school district. At a meeting last night, the school board approved a resolution directing the school district’s attorney to begin legal proceedings stopping what the district says is “an illegal […]
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Warren’s letter pushes vote on school district
Continuing her push for a temporary state takeover of the Rochester school district, Mayor Lovely Warren sent city residents a letter last week urging them to vote on the issue in November. In June, at Warren’s request, City Council approved a November 5 referendum calling for a state takeover. But the takeover issue is highly […]
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Dade takes over
It’s reasonable to wonder whether Terry Dade knows what he’s gotten himself into as the new superintendent of Rochester’s schools. But Dade, who is days into a job that is certain to test him, is hardly naive. He’s keenly aware of the public’s skepticism, frustration, and disillusionment about the district. And in a recent interview […]
