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PreAct Technologies raises $14 million

By SMRITI JACOB | January 31, 2023

Luminate NY’s fourth cohort winner, based in Portland, Ore., has committed to setting up its pilot high-tech manufacturing here.

Rochester K-12 education: What do I need this ‘stuff’ for anyway?

By LETTERS TO THE BEACON | January 30, 2023

The RCSD has failed urban Rochester kids for decades. It shows them nothing during their education journey yet expect them to be enthused, responsive and stay the course.

Rochester K-12 education: Our school children need ‘urgent care’ just like a fallen football player

By LETTERS TO THE BEACON | January 30, 2023

We pour millions and billions of dollars into education. But too many children are still not graduating, still not succeeding in life.

For Rochester, the jobs recovery is unfinished

By PAUL ERICSON | January 30, 2023

Three years after COVID-19 was declared a global health emergency, the Rochester has yet to return to its pre-pandemic employment level.

Report calls for increased AIM funding for Rochester

By SMRITI JACOB | January 30, 2023

State Sen. Samra Brouk says Rochester is underfunded compared to other large upstate cities and needs additional state money to address the challenges of crime and poverty.

Lessons from ending apartheid

By JACOB SCHERMERHORN | January 27, 2023

At a local event, two former political opponents from South Africa spoke about their peacebuilding experiences and how it could help ease polarization in the U.S.

Learning from early childhood assessments

By JUSTIN O'CONNOR | January 26, 2023

Results presented last week show that more than 68 percent of RCSD kindergartners assessed scored below a level that indicates a student is functioning in a “normal range.” But the data can be tricky.