Category: Education, Featured News, Local News
Rochester Honored for Work to Eliminate Early Literacy Barriers
By Staff – The national Campaign for Grade-Level Reading has honored Rochester’s work in eliminating barriers faced by...
City to Offer “Biz Kid$” Camp In April
By Staff – The city will hold its Biz Kid$ Camp, which is a free business education camp for youth ages 13 through 18, from...
RCSD Superintendent Barbara Deane-Williams Presents 2017-18 Budget
By Staff – Rochester City School District Superintendent Barbara Deane-Williams presented her first budget, for the 2017-18...
Rochester City School District Graduation Rate Increases Slightly
By Staff The Rochester City School District’s June graduation rate increased slightly, rising from 45.5 percent in June 2015, to...
RCAN to Hold Free “FAFSA Fest” for College-Bound Students
By Staff Rochester College Access Network, a program of Rochester Education Foundation, will host a series of free events to help...
Judicial Process Commission Seeking Volunteer Mentors
By Staff The Judicial Process Commission’s Faith Community Adult Mentoring Program has announced it will hold training...
Gov. Cuomo Proposes Free Tuition at New York State Colleges
By Staff Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced a plan to make college tuition-free for middle class families at SUNY and CUNY two- and...
New Data Reveals Half of Rochester City Students Are Living in Poverty
By Staff According to new data released by the U.S. Census Bureau, nearly half of the children enrolled in the Rochester City School...
RCSD Teacher Receives Empire State Excellence in Teaching Award
By Staff Gov. Andrew Cuomo has presented Adel Bouallagui, a Rochester City School District ESOL teacher at Vanguard Collegiate...
ROC the Future Report: 90 Percent of Four-Year Olds Enrolled in Pre-K; Rate of Absent Students Falls
By Staff ROC The Future, a community-wide alliance of organizations designed to improve academic achievement for Rochester’s...
