Governor Andrew Cuomo didn’t get everything he wanted in the state budget in terms of education. The state will develop yet another teacher evaluation system, and it will take four years for teachers to become eligible for tenure instead of three. But that’s quite different from Cuomo’s starting position. And the impressive pushback against Cuomo’s […]
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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 – […]






