The Rochester Teachers Association filed a lawsuit today (read the complaint below) alleging that the new teacher evaluations are unfair because they fail to adequately account for the effects of severe poverty on students. The suit names John King, commissioner of the State Education Department; the State Board of Regents; the State Education Department; the […]
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City students speak out about improving schools
Rochester school board President Van White began a town hall-style meeting yesterday with this message: the district is the lowest performing in the state. And he asked the adults in the room to give the nearly 60 students in attendance the front seats because he wanted to hear from the young people. The students, mostly […]
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What We’re Spinning: February 25
Maybe it’s a New Year’s resolution. Maybe we want to dispel the myth that newspaper editors live in a bubble and aren’t living, breathing people like everyone else. Or maybe we just want to share more music with the world. Whatever it is, City is proud to launch a new weekly feature, “What We’re Spinning,” […]
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Film Review: “3 Days to Kill”
If nothing else, the new movie “3 Days to Kill” demonstrates once again that filmmakers should be grateful for the mere existence, as well as the checkered history, of the Central Intelligence Agency. The CIA provides the subject for countless thrillers, and in the future no doubt will continue to attract the interest of directors […]
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The Lake Effect
Darienne — given name Gregory Meyer — has been performing in the Rochester area for 22 years. And now, at age 41, Darienne is poised to hit the big time as she makes her debut as a competitor in the sixth season of Logo TV’s “RuPaul’s Drag Race.”
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Perception of city crime, police performance varies depending on who you are and where you live
A survey of 383 Rochester residents conducted late last year found that there is a deep divide between the perception and reality of crime in the city (the full survey can be found below). And the gap widens or narrows depending on the race, age, and income of the respondents, as well as the area […]
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Exhibit Review: “The Museum of Failure” at Hartnett Gallery
Though Thomas Edison was a concept thief and a bad wolf of a businessman, I’ve always appreciated this paraphrased quote attributed to him: “I haven’t failed, I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” We are essentially momentary blips on a vast radar, signifying little unless we create some significant impact. And to our egos’ […]
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What We’re Spinning: February 11
Maybe it’s a New Year’s resolution. Maybe we want to dispel the myth that newspaper editors live in a bubble and aren’t living, breathing people like everyone else. Or maybe we just want to share more music with the world. Whatever it is, City is proud to launch a new weekly feature, “What We’re Spinning,” […]
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What We’re Spinning: February 4
Maybe it’s a New Year’s resolution. Maybe we want to dispel the myth that newspaper editors live in a bubble and aren’t living, breathing people like everyone else. Or maybe we just want to share more music with the world. Whatever it is, City is proud to launch a new weekly feature, “What We’re Spinning,” […]
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Locals tell Obama to reject Keystone XL
During the evening commute hours today, a group of Rochesterians lined Culver Road at Cobbs Hill Park to show their disapproval of the Keystone pipeline expansion.
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What We’re Spinning: January 28
Maybe it’s a New Year’s resolution. Maybe we want to dispel the myth that newspaper editors live in a bubble and aren’t living, breathing people like everyone else. Or maybe we just want to share more music with the world. Whatever it is, City is proud to launch a new weekly feature, “What We’re Spinning,” […]
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Review clears Andrew Brown for appointment as city’s top attorney
Rochester City Council is expected to move ahead with the appointment of T. Andrew Brown as the city’s corporation counsel tonight after an analysis (see below) by a local law firm confirmed that the appointment would not raise ethical questions or violate the City Charter. The council meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. in council chambers […]
