Among the 152 teachers that may be laid off, 21 of them are black.
Rochester schools
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Education forum tomorrow night for downtown residents
The Center City Community Coalition, an umbrella organization made up of downtown neighborhood associations, is hosting a forum on school options for downtown residents Wednesday night. C4 hopes to inform parents who live downtown (or those who are considering a move to downtown) that it’s a place where they can live and raise their children […]
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Student arrests are in a downward trend
About 4 percent of the Rochester school district’s students were arrested at school during the 2008-2009 school year, usually for fights that resulted in charges of disorderly conduct. Among other things, the arrests were symbolic of the public’s negative perception of city schools. But the number of arrests in city schools has fallen significantly over […]
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Childhood trauma shown to have long-lasting impact
Acing an exam is usually a good thing, but when it involves research into adverse childhood experiences, it’s a very different matter. These experiences can have serious consequences on children’s performance in school. About 200 health and education professionals met today at Monroe Community College to learn more about ACE research, exposure to childhood trauma, […]
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John King to take over for Duncan in top education job
The Washington Post’s teaser for its online story says it all: “If you think Duncan was controversial, meet his successor.” The Post is referring, of course, to US Education Secretary Arne Duncan’s announcement earlier today that he is stepping down. And his successor, at least on an interim basis, is none other than former New York […]
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Young adults love cities? Will Rochester benefit?
If reports in the media are accurate, suburbs are losing their appeal for a key demographic, at least in some parts of the country. A lot of well-educated young adults are growing disenchanted with the uniformity and separateness of the suburbs. They prefer the denseness, activity, and convenience that cities offer. If that’s truly a […]
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Rochester city schools still grappling with absenteeism
Rochester schools superintendent Bolgen Vargas’s goal was 95 percent attendance on the first day of school. In the weeks leading up to opening day, Vargas sounded upbeat and confident that city students and parents would meet the challenge. But the district fell short. First day attendance was about 83 percent overall. Only two schools – […]
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Public schools: white students becoming the minority
As students head back to school this week, they may find themselves playing a part in a historic change. This fall, minority students are expected to outnumber white students in the nation’s public schools for the first time, according to a report by the Pew Research Center. While much has been made of the demographic […]
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Many city teachers not up to par, says new report
Student behavior and disciplinary issues are not the main reasons so many Rochester public schools are failing; ineffective teachers and problems with developing the curriculum are. And only 30 percent of poorly performing schools are functioning well enough to make the improvements they need to make. Those were some of the conclusions that a group […]
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[UPDATED] Warren to legislators: Don’t approve funds for second phase of schools modernization
Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren and City Council President Loretta Scott sent a letter to the State Legislature today, slamming the first phase of the $1.2 billion modernization project in the Rochester school district. And they say they are opposed to the Assembly bill seeking $435 million to begin the project’s second phase. The letter says […]
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New York gets a “D” in education policy from Michelle Rhee
StudentsFirst.com has published its 2014 annual report card regarding education policies at the state level. New York ranked 28 out of the 50 states and received an overall grade of D, or a GPA of 1.29. Not exactly college-bound scores. New York also received a D+ at elevating the teaching profession, F at empowering parents, […]
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If the Miami school district can do it, can Rochester?
Though Miami-Dade is a much larger school district, there are plenty of similarities with the Rochester district in that most of Miami is African American and Latino, and the majority of students are poor. There was an interesting story on National Public Radio about the remarkable turnaround in that district led by Superintendent Alberto Carvalho. […]
