Rochester Beacon (https://rochesterbeacon.com/2019/08/page/3/)
A new exhibit featuring a diverse collection of craft art, from pieces knitted and crocheted by hand to quilts, explores themes such as reform, indignation against gender and racial injustices, women’s rights and voting.
A court decision scratching the city’s plans to place a non-binding referendum before voters and the state education commissioner’s somewhat positive response have given the school board reason to be optimistic. Still, challenges remain.
Recent calls for improving graduation rates by eliminating state-run exit exams are misguided. A high school diploma is meaningless if it doesn’t prepare students for what comes next.
Many female employees of technology firms nationwide have encountered discrimination or abuse. At a number of Rochester firms, however, women today account for a larger percentage of the staff and are rising in the leadership ranks.