EDUCATION (K-12)

As a collective, ROC the Future’s focus is to help each child reach his or her full potential. The nonprofit alliance works to promote alignment…

The Rochester Early Childhood Education Center attributes parent involvement to much of its success.

This week, Norma Holland was joined by members of ROC the Future to discuss efforts to give kids a boost when it comes to reading.

With only about one in four youngsters in the Rochester City School District who participated in the lunch program during the school year taking advantage…

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Hank Rubin, PhD, board member of The Children’s Agenda, discusses "The Benefit Of Children" and the lines between what we say and what we do.

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Getting full-time bilingual teachers in the Rochester City School District has been a challenge.

This year's preparation of the budget for the Rochester City School District is particularly challenging.

The Children’s Agenda review of the Rochester City School District’s proposed budget was released Thursday. It lauds the district’s decrease in suspensions, but notes that cuts in…

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…

When the Rochester City School District Interim Superintendent announced his proposed budget it included a number of cuts district wide. Since then, it’s a topic…

The Children's Agenda released its break down of the 2019-2020 Rochester City School District budget before Thursday's hearing. Their recommendation was transparency.

Which school districts are making progress on problems like Rochester’s, and how?

The Rochester school district's budget has been a target of the district's critics for years. The district, they say, has plenty of money, but its…

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

Is it time to change the way the Rochester school district is governed? Is it time to have it run by something other than an…

There's no clear list of options from which to choose an alternative governance model for the Rochester City School District.

Hank Rubin, Guest Essayist, discusses his support of ROC the Future.

A broad coalition of area community groups, local nonprofits and other organizations is calling on state Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia to work with its members,…

For the first time in decades, decision-makers in Rochester are having a robust discussion about different models of governance for education in the city. Mayor…

With controversies claiming most of the headlines, it’s easy to overlook successes in the Rochester City School District. Last month, the Children’s Agenda, in collaboration…

Local community and business leaders, along with Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren, claim they want a say when it comes to transforming the Rochester City School…

"ROC the Future," a group that includes Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren and Congressman Joe Morelle, is pushing for more input with the state on the…

Roc the Future, an alliance of more than 60 leading Rochester institutions, on Monday launched a new initiative to transform the Rochester City School District.

The community nonprofit coalition ROC the Future and Mayor Lovely Warren Monday declared an end of the status quo for education in the city of Rochester.

A landmark community report in 2014 drew attention to that problem and helped set in motion a series of reforms. Now, nearly five years later,…

School 17 is an example of the progress the district has made in reducing suspensions and violence, and improving student performance in some of Rochester's…

The report, “Breaking the School-to-Prison Pipeline: How School Climate Supports Academic Success,” analyzes data from the last five years while the city school district worked…

Disciplinary reforms in the Rochester City School District are making a difference. Analysis by The Children’s Agenda says suspensions have dropped dramatically over the past…

A landmark community report in 2014 drew attention to that problem and helped set in motion a series of reforms. Now, nearly five years later, the…

ROC the Future, a community-wide initiate that engages more than 100 organizations and individuals to collectively improve academic outcomes for students, has received a grant…