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Stop in the Name of Love

lthoma3 wrote 2 months ago: “We have tried everything else [to improve city schools],” Urbanski said. “I think … more →

Tags: Policy Committee, RCSD School Board, School District News, District Dialogue, District Policy, Community News, Excellence In Student Achievement Committee, RCSD, Dr Vargas

Why a union charter in Rochester is a bad idea

cremis wrote 2 months ago: There’s been some buzz that a unionized or even a union-run charter school might be in the wor … more →

Tags: Accountability, Parents, Charter, teachers' union, "Adam Urbanski", Rochester Teachers Association, United Federation of Teachers, SUNY Charter Institute

Don't Tell Me We're 'Good For A City School'7 comments

mango1531 wrote 3 months ago: As Printed in my blog in the Democrat and Chronicle I’ve had my fair share of my complaints ab … more →

Tags: Education 2, Community, Politics, Education, Rochester, ROC, Budget cuts, School

Let's Talk About Time

lthoma3 wrote 5 months ago: Since NCLB, the Rochester City School District has provided its students with a multitude of before … more →

Tags: RCSD School Board, School District News, District Dialogue, District Policy, Community News, Excellence In Student Achievement Committee, RCSD, Luis A. Ubinas, President Ford Foundation

EDUCATION: Battle over high-stakes testing comes to RCSD6 comments

roccitynews wrote 9 months ago: This is a corrected version of this story. BY TIM LOUIS MACALUSO PDF: Standardized testing resolutio … more →

Tags: News, Education, High Stakes Testing, Mary Adams, No Child Left Behind, Race to the Top, Rochester school board, School without Walls

EDUCATION: Vargas confident in Malgieri hire1 comment

roccitynews wrote 9 months ago: Bolgen Vargas. FILE PHOTO BY TIM LOUIS MACALUSO Rochester schools Superintendent Bolgen Vargas says … more →

Tags: News, Bolgen Vargas, Rochester school board, Education, Patricia Malgieri, Mayoral Control, Bob Duffy

NEWS BLOG: School 16 is a bellwether

roccitynews wrote 9 months ago: BY TIM LOUIS MACALUSO The frustration that some parents and 19th Ward residents voiced over a propos … more →

Tags: news-blog, Bolgen Vargas, School, 19th Ward

EDUCATION: [UPDATED] Rochester school district students slip in math and English

roccitynews wrote 10 months ago: BY TIM LOUIS MACALUSO UPDATE: Rochester schools Superintendent Bolgen Vargas says several factors ar … more →

Tags: News, Bolgen Vargas, Rochester City Schools, Education

The Book Collector: Bar Mitzvah Tales70 comments

renée a. schuls-jacobson wrote 11 months ago: Two years ago, Tech and I found ourselves parked in a part of Rochester that we don’t usually freque … more →

Tags: Jewish Stuff, Education 2, Parenting, Education, Books, Literacy, bar bat mitzvah, community service project, Helping others

What The Shrek

lthoma3 wrote 1 year ago: From the film Shrek – “Onions have layers! Ogres have layers. . . We both have layers! … more →

Tags: RCSD Budget, RCSD School Board, School District News, District Dialogue, District Policy, Community News, Superintendent Vargas, RCSD Budget Process, Shrek

Engaging Parents

lthoma3 wrote 1 year ago: The Rochester City School District is supporting and funding an initiative called the Parent Leaders … more →

Tags: School District News, District Dialogue, Community News, Parent Leadership Training Institute, plti, Office of Parent Engagement, parent university, NAACP

Lift Every Voice and Shout

lthoma3 wrote 1 year ago: On Tuesday, April 17, 2012, the School Board will be presenting their final choices for superintende … more →

Tags: RCSD School Board Public Meeings, RCSD School Board, School District News, District Dialogue, District Policy, Community News, community voice, Board of Education, Malik Evans

Don't Test Me1 comment

lthoma3 wrote 1 year ago: It is no mistake that schools begin standardized tests the week students return from being out of sc … more →

Tags: RCSD School Board, School District News, District Dialogue, State Education Law, Community News, State Standardized Tests, Save Our Schools, The National Center for Fair and Open Testing, United Opt Out National

The Times They Are A Changing

lthoma3 wrote 1 year ago: Transparent: Free from pretense or deceit. The School Board will meet tonight at 6PM in Room 3A to d … more →

Tags: RCSD Budget, School District News, District Dialogue, District Policy, State Education Law, community voice, RCSD, Superintendent Vargas, All City High School Rochester NY

All Children - Not All City

lthoma3 wrote 1 year ago: Tomorrow the School Board will meet to consider Interim Superintendent Vargas’s proposal for a … more →

Tags: RCSD School Board Public Meeings, RCSD School Board, School District News, District Dialogue, District Policy, Educational failure, community voice, Superintendent Vargas, All City High School Rochester NY

Decisions, Derision, Division

lthoma3 wrote 1 year ago: BILL NUMBER: S1987B TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the education law, in relation to enacting the d … more →

Tags: RCSD School Board, School District News, District Dialogue, good education, Educational failure, Society, Jada Williams, Bullying, BILL NUMBER: S1987B

Actions Speak Louder Than Words!

lthoma3 wrote 1 year ago: Everyone knows and understands that the system of education must change before our children will be … more →

Tags: RCSD School Board, School District News, District Dialogue, activists, Academic Leadership, Dr. John King, community voice, Community Advocates, Education

We Are The Power1 comment

lthoma3 wrote 1 year ago: Parent Trigger legislation is the hot topic in education today. Some see it as a “knee-jerk … more →

Tags: RCSD School Board, School District News, District Dialogue, State Education Law, Educational failure, Current Events, parental dissatisfaction, "United States Constitution"

A Little Child Shall Lead Them

lthoma3 wrote 1 year ago: 13 Year Old Jada Williams Persecuted by the Rochester City School District While this may be surpris … more →

Tags: RCSD School Board, School District News, District Dialogue, District Policy, State Education Law, http www youtube, successful education, rochester school, prestigious award


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