New York’s young children will need more support than ever to recover from the pandemic – now is not the time to cut Early Intervention!…
Read More »The city school district's Parent Leadership Advisory Council (PLAC) officially re-launched last week after about a year of preparation from a dedicated team of parents, caregivers…
Read More »Students in the Rochester City School District no longer see police officers in their schools. As part of the approval of the city’s budget in…
Read More »The recent pepper spraying of a 9-year-old girl at the hands of Rochester police is leading to a conversation about the "adultification" of Black youth.
Read More »In January 2021, a nine-year-old girl in our community was handcuffed and pepper sprayed by police. As a community that cares for children and sees their…
Read More »The children and families of Rochester City Schools deserve the right to choose an in-person learning option based on the reopening plan that has been…
Read More »We applaud New York’s own Chuck Schumer for understanding “the fierce urgency of now” in fighting for the needs of low-income families with children. The…
Read More »The Rochester Teachers Association has strengthened its stance against students returning to the classrooms in the Rochester City School District. Superintendent Lesli Myers-Small plans to…
Read More »The latest New York state testing scores show that charter schools outperformed all other public schools in Monroe County in three out of four English…
Read More »The Rochester City School District and ROC the Future hosted an information session with parents Wednesday night to share how they will keep students safe…
Read More »In her role as family and community engagement specialist, Moyo-White continues to serve and work with PECAN, the first organization she joined in the city.…
Read More »The Max and Marian Farash Charitable Foundation announced this week the creation of a two-year Rochester Education Fellowship, the latest reform-oriented effort to fix what…
Read More »A new stimulus is coming from the federal government. Right now, Congress continues to bicker over whether individuals should receive $600 or $2,000. We talk…
Read More »Youth leaders from across Rochester are coming together in person to train for the future. The group "ROC the Future" launched its Youth Leadership Coalition…
Read More »The state monitor for the Rochester City School District is recommending a significant reduction in teachers in city schools and a more disciplined approach to…
Read More »In episode 11 of Together for Change, our host Christian Motley talks with community leaders from Rochester, New York, and StriveTogether President and CEO Jennifer…
Read More »The likelihood that students will return to school full time is decreasing as COVID cases increase. For many parents, the burdensome process of remote learning…
Read More »ESL Federal Credit Union’s impact on the region extends beyond its traditional role as a lender. The credit union counts among its priorities helping the…
Read More »ROC the Future, which focuses on bettering the lives of children, gave an update on the impact of the pandemic.
Read More »The Rochester City School District is continuing to make plans to safely reopen their schools for in person learning. As of now, Superintendent Dr. Leslie…
Read More »Children’s advocates say there are stories of success in the Rochester City School District, however there exist wide differences in outcomes within the district’s various…
Read More »ROC the Future has released its annual "State of Our Children" report card. It tracks key measures of wellbeing of children and youth in the…
Read More »Saying that he is fortunate to go to a warm home where there is dinner every night, 16-year-old Isaiah Santiago expressed the desire to help…
Read More »Rochester currently stands as a city with the third highest child poverty rate in the nation – and COVID-19 has worsened that. Beyond Rochester, nearly…
Read More »The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the issue with rising unemployment. The virus has hit poor, non-white communities the hardest. An additional 10,000 children in Monroe…
Read More »Newly-proposed state legislation aims to aid children who are living in poverty.
Read More »Children's advocacy groups have a goal to cut child poverty by half over the next 10 years.
Read More »Legislation has been introduced by Assemblyman Harry Bronson, D-Rochester, and Rep. Jessica Ramos, D-Queens, to reduce child poverty statewide by 50 percent over the next…
Read More »The Rochester City School District has a budget shortfall of either $117 million or $199 million — or far less, depending on one's definition of "deficit,"…
Read More »The Biden/Harris campaign says its proposals could cut the poverty rate in American in half. Connections discusses the proposals and the impact they could have.
Read More »With the election just a month away, a few local advocacy groups held a forum where candidates running for office in the state Assembly and…
Read More »The Children’s Agenda, RocActs and the Rochester Black Nurses Association are teaming up hosting a forum for local candidates running for the state legislature.
Read More »Experts in child health and education say the pandemic will have lasting effects on children's social and emotional needs and their overall wellbeing. Effective in…
Read More »Equity means ensuring additional supports for the students falling the farthest behind. One positive trend in reopening plans has been the prioritization of young children,…
Read More »Childcare advocates rallied Thursday, calling on the state to release funding from the federal CARES Act to providers across New York.
Read More »According to a recent report from Roc the Future, the Rochester community has stepped up to improve the digital divide during the pandemic. The original…
Read More »Three decades ago, a team of researchers at Duke University set off to follow a group of schoolchildren in a stretch of rural North Carolina…
Read More »The looming threat of a 20% cut in state education funding has school districts across New York anxious — but, as is often the case, it…
Read More »ACT Rochester is sending out a call to action, after publishing a new report that finds that minorities in Rochester are facing huge challenges in…
Read More »Eammon Scanlon, education policy manager for the Children's Agenda, a Rochester-based non-profit, gives the school reopening plans he’s seen mixed marks, but he doesn’t blame…
Read More »Students in the Rochester City School District collectively will spend less time in school buildings than any other school district in Monroe County, and nearly…
Read More »The Rochester City School District will keep distributing MiFi devices known as hot spots to help students who are struggling to access the internet.
Read More »Congress returns later this month to work on the next round of help for struggling Americans during the pandemic. Is this the time for a…
Read More »Hundreds of New York toddlers with developmental delays and disabilities may lose access to in-home speech, behavioral, occupational and other therapies next week – because the coronavirus…
Read More »An unspecified number of New York 3-year-olds with developmental delays and disabilities may lose their state-provided services next week if the state does not extend…
Read More »A day after Rochester City Council passed a budget which would remove armed officers from schools, local advocacy groups and activists celebrated a small win,…
Read More »The Children’s Agenda advocates for effective policies and drives evidenced-based solutions for the health, education and success of children. We are especially committed to children who are vulnerable because of poverty, racism, health disparities and trauma.