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The return of the PLAC: After a year of planning city school parents get their voices backThe 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 »- Connections: Discussing federal plans to support children and families
The two leading plans in Washington to support children and families come from President Biden and... Mitt Romney? It's true - the Republican Senator has…
Read More » - Connections: Debating the presence of police in schools
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 » - Pepper spray incident prompts discussion about ‘adultification’ of Black youth
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 » - Essay: Hospital community committed to the wellness, humanity of children
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 » - Essay: RCSD students deserve in-person option
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 » - Essay: Sen. Schumer and Congress, seize the moment and cut child poverty
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 fight over reopening Rochester City Schools: “I kinda feel like my child is a pawn.”
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 » - More kids are going to charter schools, but are they better
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 » - RCSD, ROC the Future Discuss Safely Returning to Schools
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 » - ‘Time for parents to really assert their power.’ How Kilolo Moyo-White puts parents first
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 » - Farash Foundation to fund fellowship for ‘bold, innovative vision for education’
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 » - Connections: Understanding the new federal stimulus, part 1
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 » - ROC the Future launches youth leadership coalition
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 » - State monitor keeps hammering message that RCSD is overstaffed
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 » - Parents have the Power
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 » - Parents coping while students learn at home
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 » - Community impact a century-old priority for ESL
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 releases report card
ROC the Future, which focuses on bettering the lives of children, gave an update on the impact of the pandemic.
Read More » - RCSD will remain remote learning if area enters orange zone
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 » - ROC the Future report card highlights successes, support needs for Rochester teens
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 » - Connections: ROC the Future’s 2020 State of Our Children report card
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 » - Save Rochester Calls Child Poverty an Issue of Black Lives Matter
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 » - Child advocacy groups propose legislation, aims to reduce child poverty by 50% in ten years
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 » - Bronson bill would establish child poverty reduction council with ambitious 10-year target
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 » - Proposal aims to cut NY’s child poverty in half by 2030
Newly-proposed state legislation aims to aid children who are living in poverty.
Read More » - Act aims to reduce child poverty by half over 10 years
Children's advocacy groups have a goal to cut child poverty by half over the next 10 years.
Read More » - Legislation introduced to reduce childhood poverty
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 » - RCSD’s budget gap is big – but how big?
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 » - Connections: Discussing the Biden/Harris proposals to address poverty
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 » - Advocacy Groups Hold Candidate Forum for Monroe Co. State, Senate Districts
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 » - Local candidates participating in virtual forum
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 » - Connections: How to address children’s social, emotional, and educational needs during the pandemic
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 » - Essay: School reopening plans must meet safety, needs of students
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 rally for CARES Act funds to be given to providers
Childcare advocates rallied Thursday, calling on the state to release funding from the federal CARES Act to providers across New York.
Read More » - Report: Rochester makes ‘incredible progress’ bridging digital divide, but more work to be done
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 » - ‘Catastrophic’: RCSD suffers most among county districts from looming state funding cuts
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 » - Report shows huge racial divides in Rochester, pandemic could make things worse
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 » - Education analysts have mixed reviews on reopening plans
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 » - RCSD has the least in-person instruction. Is that good or bad?
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 » - City schools are filling the digital divide with MiFi
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 » - Connections: Is this the time for a national UBI program?
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 » - In New York, Hundreds of 3-Year-Olds With Disabilities Are on the Brink of Losing Services
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 » - Because of COVID-19, 3-year-olds may lose services next week without state action
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 » - Activists get the win in fight over Rochester’s school resource officers
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 » - Removing police officers from city schools is ‘a great day for Rochester’
The 12 police officers stationed in city schools will not be there anymore. City council defunded the program in an amendment to the 2020-21 budget…
Read More » - New RCSD superintendent to start Tuesday
Advocates and parents joined the Rochester School Board in an enthusiastic embrace of the board’s selection of former Brockport Central School District Superintendent Lesli Myers-Small,…
Read More » - RACF grants for online learning
The Rochester Area Community Foundation has established a COVID Education Fund to urgently support the purchase of technology and home internet access for students who…
Read More » - COVID Education Fund to provide needed technology
The RACF noted an April 15 report on the digital divide in Rochester, researched by The Children’s Agenda for ROC the Future, illustrates the problem.…
Read More » - Rochester has $7.5 million in CARES cash — and hears lots of ideas on how to spend it
Nearly two dozen people voiced their ideas on how Rochester should spend $7.5 million in federal coronavirus relief funds at a City Council committee meeting…
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