Politics may be local, but school closings are personal. School 44, which is due to be closed, had a group of teachers, parents, and homeowners from the 19th Ward confused and angry at a meeting of the Education Committee of the Southwest Common Council earlier this week. Many of the school’s teachers said they had […]
Rochester school closings
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Future of School 16 surveyed
Tonight, Rochester schools Superintendent Bolgen Vargas will tell members of the school board which district buildings, including schools, he wants included in the second phase of the long-term project to overhaul and modernize the RCSD’s infrastructure. The meeting is at 5:30 p.m. at the district’s central office, 131 West Broad Street. I’ll be curious to […]
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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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Feedback 11/14
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Week ahead: Truancy funding vote, Pittsford development discussion, Brooks’ budget plan, Vargas ‘conversations’
Rochester City Council will decide on Tuesday night whether it’s willing to chip in $15,000 for a new, cooperative truancy effort with the Rochester school district and the United Way. The measure faced a rough ride through Council’s Public Safety Committee last week — the last stop before a vote of the full Council. The […]
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WEEK AHEAD: SW Neighborhood meeting on School 16
Residents of the 19th Ward and nearby southwest neighborhoods are meeting on Wednesday, August 29, to discuss ways to become more engaged in School 16’s future and to better support area parents and students. The meeting is at 6 p.m. at the SW Community Center, 275 Dr. Samuel McCree Way. It is open to the […]
