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In her annual State of the City address last night, Mayor Lovely Warren ramped up her call for change in the Rochester City School District. And she urged the public to join her in pushing for reform.
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Apr 24, 2019
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The house on Maltby Street was humming. A dozen children, cousins and siblings ages 4 to 14, filled the living room with the yelps of youth at play.
By Brian Gordon
Apr 24, 2019
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The college years have long been portrayed in fiction and film as the best years of a young person's life, a time for frolic, freedom, and philosophy. But the results of the American College Health Association's 2017 Health Assessment Survey offers a starkly different picture of student life on US campuses.
By Tim Louis Macaluso
Apr 24, 2019
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Federal officials are considering an application to designate a swath of eastern Lake Ontario as a marine sanctuary, and they're seeking public comments on the proposal. The 1,700-square-mile sanctuary would extend from Wayne County's western border to the area of Cape Vincent in Jefferson County.
Apr 24, 2019
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Preparing the budget for the coming year has always been a mammoth undertaking for the Rochester City School District, but this year it's particularly challenging. Most school budgets are designed to implement policies, support strategic goals, and address problems.
By Tim Louis Macaluso
Apr 17, 2019
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City Council might amend it’s Police Accountability Board proposal to allow former law enforcement officers to serve as members, and a group of Rochester clergy are speaking out against that idea. Members of the Roc/ACTS Religious Leaders Caucus gathered at Baber African Methodist Episcopal Church on Meigs Street this afternoon and called on City Council to pass the legislation it unveiled in January.
By Jeremy Moule
Apr 16, 2019
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Rochester City Councilman Willie Lightfoot has been nominated to become Council Vice President, Council President Loretta Scott says. Has to be be confirmed by City Council at its meeting Tuesday night before taking the vice president position. Lightfoot has served on Council since 2018 and is chair of its Public Safety, Youth, and Recreation Committee, a role in which he's helped steer the development of police accountability legislation.
By James A. Brown
Apr 15, 2019
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Perinton resident Kara Halstead is the new County Legislator for Monroe County's 18th District. Legislature President Joe Carbone appointed her to fill the vacant seat, which covers parts of East Rochester and Perinton, last week.
By Jeremy Moule
Apr 15, 2019
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The Children's Agenda annually reviews the Rochester City School District's budget in an effort to give parents and the public a more transparent and analytical look at how the administration is planning to spend hundreds of millions of dollars each year. In its report on the proposed $924.5 million budget for the 2019-2020 school year, the non-profit children's advocacy group acknowledged that the district has made discernible progress at reducing suspensions, improving graduation rates, improving some of its lowest performing schools, and focusing on special education and English language learners.
The review also points out that advancements have been made despite a long list of widely-reported problems, such as another change in senior leadership, a harsh report about the district's failings from Distinguished Educator Jaime Aquino, and an equally tough report on the investigation into the death of student Trevyan Rowe.
By Tim Louis Macaluso
Apr 11, 2019
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For the first time in its 200-year history, Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School will be led by a woman. The school announced today that it has named Angela Sims, a vice president at Saint Paul School of Theology in Kansas and Oklahoma, as its next president.
By Mary Anna Towler
Apr 10, 2019
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