The possibility emerged after a rash of violent acts in and around middle and high schools since the school year began.
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Officials and residents call for reform of antiquated election system
Speakers at a public hearing on Thursday discussed challenges to voters with print disabilities, crucial checks and balances, and the recount rule.
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Some Monroe County primary election results aren’t final yet, thanks to lawsuit
Van White has filed a lawsuit asking for a manual recount by hand of votes cast in seven Monroe County primary elections. A judge agreed.
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Superintendent search ‘on schedule
The search for the Rochester City School District’s next superintendent is well under way, school board president Van White says. The board received 31 applications for the job, and it has narrowed that down to seven people. The board is interviewing them in person now. The goal is to narrow that group down to three […]
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RCSD budget: City will keep pushing for a say
Tension between Mayor Lovely Warren and the Rochester City School District is likely to heat up this spring. A Warren spokesperson says the city will continue to push for a say in how the district spends some of its money.
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Tensions, challenges rising on Rochester school board
The Rochester school board elected its leaders on January 2, but the meeting didn’t go smoothly, with long-simmering tension between the newest board members and more senior members erupting in public. And there’s little indication that things between them will improve any time soon. The board elected Van White as president for the fifth consecutive […]
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Another special ed reboot
Once again, the Rochester school district is under fire for failing the children who receive its special education services. And once again, district officials are considering another reform, one the school board could adopt this week. Rochester’s troubles with special education date back at least to 1981, when the Empire Justice Center filed a class […]
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Democrats line up to succeed Louise Slaughter
County Democrats knew that someday, they’d have to do the unthinkable: find someone to run in Louise Slaughter’s place. But any transition was never going to be clean. Slaughter herself never gave much thought to a successor. She famously resisted the notion of preparing anyone to take over her seat, so when Slaughter died last […]
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Trevyan Rowe and the city school district
Trevyan’s death has laid bare – once again – the Rochester school district’s failure in key management responsibilities: oversight and accountability.
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Attorney General and State Ed investigating Trevyan Rowe’s death
New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and New York State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia have begun an investigation into the death of School 12 student Trevyan Rowe. The investigation will look at the circumstances surrounding his death and will review the district’s policies and procedures to determine what improvements need to be made, according […]
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Van White re-elected as Rochester school board president
The Rochester school board elected Van White to serve another term as board president in a 5-to-1 vote yesterday. Board member Liz Hallmark cast the dissenting vote. Long time boa rd member Willa Powell was elected board vice president in a 4-to-2 vote, replacing Cynthia Elliott. Improving communication between board members and Superintendent Barbara Deane-Williams […]
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For Rochester school board: Elliott, LeBron, White
Rochester’s schools are one of the region’s most critical challenges. This city cannot reinvent itself until its students are graduating with the education they need and deserve. Improvements can’t come solely from the schools themselves; the city’s extraordinarily high poverty concentration has affected children and their families in ways that the entire community must address. […]
