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Negotiations continue over changes to special education pay rates scheduled to take effect in Monroe County next month. WXXI’s Brett Dahlberg reports on the disagreements…

BY NATASHA ACRIE  Advocates are demanding Monroe County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo to keep her promise to thousands of children in the county in need of Pre-school…

MONROE COUNTY, N.Y. (WROC) - Advocates for children with disabilities packed the Monroe County Legislature tonight over the funding crisis in preschool special education.  Under…

From WHEC ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) -- Families and advocates confronted leaders Tuesday night over preschool special education service rates in Monroe County.  In March, Monroe…

HANK RUBIN  |  GUEST COLUMNIST I wear this lapel pin every time I put on a sport coat. It holds great meaning for me ... and…

From WXXI Providers of preschool special education say Monroe County went back on its promise to raise the reimbursement rate for services across the board…

From Justin Murphy, Democrat & Chronicle Update: Monroe County Legislator Joe Morelle, Jr. (D - Irondequoit) issued a statement Friday calling on Monroe County Executive…

City Newspaper The importance of the Census The League of Women Voters of the Rochester Metropolitan Area, Fight Village, and Faith Community Alliance of Greater…

From Josh Navarro, WROC Getting full-time bilingual teachers in the Rochester City School District has been a challenge. This as the district tries to educate all…

By Tim Louis Macaluso, City Newspaper Preparing the budget for the coming year has always been a mammoth undertaking for the Rochester City School District,…

By JAMES BROWN A local child-focused, nonprofit organization is offering a critique of the Rochester City School District’s proposed budget. The Children’s Agenda review was released Thursday. It…

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…

From WHAM ROCHESTER, NY (WHAM) -- When the Rochester City School District Interim Superintendent announced his proposed budget it included a number of cuts district…

From WHEC ROCHESTER, N.Y. - The Children's Agenda released its break down of the 2019-2020 Rochester City School District budget before Thursday's hearing. Their recommendation…

From WXXI Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang is making noise with a call for a UBI, a Universal Basic Income. He’s proposing $1,000 per month,…

From WHAM Monroe County, N.Y. — Parents and advocates for special education students in Monroe County celebrated Tuesday. That's because Monroe County lawmakers voted to…

Which school districts are making progress on problems like Rochester’s, and how? When we first started asking that six years ago, we found: Graduate Tacoma:…

By Jeremy Moule, City Newspaper Vivian Dooher was 4 months old when her pediatrician noticed she had low muscle tone and wasn't making eye contact.…

By Tim Louis Macaluso, City Newspaper The Rochester school district's budget has been a target of the district's critics for years. The district, they say,…

From Rochester Beacon In Rochester city schools, perceptions of safety, low school attendance and a lack of trust and connection among students, teachers and staff…

By Brett Dahlberg, WXXI The budget proposal approved Wednesday by the New York state Assembly includes a pay increase for therapists who work with the…

From Justin Murphy, Democrat & Chronicle Monroe County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo on Tuesday proposed a 15 percent rate hike for preschool special education providers, a…

Rochester, N.Y. – Legislation submitted by Monroe County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo would see a 15 percent increase - across the board - for County-set reimbursements…

From Brett Dahlberg, WXXI Monroe County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo proposed an increase in pay Tuesday for special education providers who haven’t seen one in almost…

From Mary Anna Towler, City Newspaper Is it time to change the way the Rochester school district is governed? Is it time to have it…

There's no clear list of options from which to choose an alternative governance model for the Rochester City School District. What is a state takeover,…

Appearing in the Democrat & Chronicle Hank Rubin, Guest Essayist “It’s easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” — Frederick Douglass I’ve been…

From Will Astor, Rochester Beacon A broad coalition of area community groups, local nonprofits and other organizations is calling on state Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia…

By Justin Murphy, Democrat & Chronicle For the first time in decades, decision-makers in Rochester are having a robust discussion about different models of governance…

Appearing in the Democrat & Chronicle Rosemary Rivera & Mercedes Phelan, Guest Essayists With controversies claiming most of the headlines, it’s easy to overlook successes…

From WHEC ROCHESTER, N.Y.- Local community and business leaders, along with Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren, claim they want a say when it comes to transforming…

From Josh Navarro, WROC ROCHESTER, NY - "ROC the Future," a group that includes Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren and Congressman Joe Morelle, is pushing for more…

By Velvet Spicer, Rochester Business Journal Roc the Future, an alliance of more than 60 leading Rochester institutions, on Monday launched a new initiative to…

By Justin Murphy. Democrat & Chronicle The community nonprofit coalition ROC the Future and Mayor Lovely Warren Monday declared an end of the status quo for…

From Kaci Jones, WHEC ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Historically African American hair has been the center of controversy. Whether worn as an afro, braids or dreadlocks,…

Democrat & Chronicle’s Justin Murphy: “A landmark community report in 2014 drew attention to that problem and helped set in motion a series of reforms.…

BY JIM AROUNE The sound of punching could be heard in one of the "Safe Rooms" at Enrico Fermi School 17 in Rochester's Northwest Thursday.…

From Randy Gorbman, WXXI The report released on Thursday is from The Children’s Agenda, a locally-based non-profit organization that advocates on behalf of children in the Rochester…

From WHAM Rochester, N.Y. – A local watchdog group says disciplinary reforms in the Rochester City School District are making a difference Analysis by The…

From Justin Murphy, Democrat and Chronicle Michael Kelly was acting like a fool. He didn't deny it. That is why, by 9 a.m. one recent…

Nonprofit organizations can apply for Community Health Award grants from Excellus BlueCross BlueShield totaling $100,000, which the company is offering to fund health and wellness…

From Kevin Oklobzija, Rochester Business Journal ROC the Future, a community-wide initiate that engages more than 100 organizations and individuals to collectively improve academic outcomes…

As a child, I learned to skip rope singing “eenie meenie miney moe, catch a (n-word) by the toe.” Even now, when I hear that…

From WXXI Talking about race is difficult for many people. Jackie Campbell of the Children’s Agenda specializes in helping people sit down together and open…