‘Business as usual’ Strong Board or Weak Board? There has been little thoughtful weighing of this question, but the community must understand what is at stake before any further snuffing out of democracy for city residents in that most American grassroots institution — the elected local school board. I write this as a fan […]
Shirley Thompson
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Primary challenge: the city School Board race
Seven people are running in a Democratic primary for what must surely be the most thankless of all local elected offices, the Rochester School Board. Although there will be Republican, Independence, and Working Families parties on the ballot in the November election, the four winners of the September 9 Democratic primary will have a strong […]
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Welcome to the machine
by Chris Busby At least three Democratic candidates for seats on the Rochester City School Board will continue their campaigns, despite failing to get the party’s endorsement at its May 17 convention. Howard Eagle, Jim Greco, and Woody Hammond say they’ll gather petition signatures to force a primary this September, in hopes of running on […]
