The newly revamped MBA curriculum at the UR graduate business school has received Program of the Year honors for offering a science, technology, engineering and math designation in every area of specialization.
Rochester education crisis
Why charter schools are part of the solution
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In the latest statewide public school test results, New York’s charter schools once again outperformed their local school districts as well as the state as a whole. To those who oppose the charter school movement, here’s simple question: “What is your proposed solution to the urban education crisis?”
Beaconomics
Making sense of the graduation rate
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Darrell Huff’s “How to Lie with Statistics” was an instant classic following its publication in 1954. Do widely quoted figures on K-12 education tell the whole story?
Community
RIT’s decisive moment
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This year marks a half-century since RIT relocated from downtown to Henrietta. What began as a move born of necessity paved the way to realize a more modern, progressive vision for the institute.
Policy Wonk
Rochester schools: If all are empowered, none are empowered
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If there is a single barrier to district improvement, it is the diffusion of power. Well-intentioned empowerment of students, parents and teachers leaves little power for school leaders.
Education
The power of longevity
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Adam Urbanski, president of the Rochester Teachers Association, has outlasted roughly a dozen superintendents of the Rochester City School District. While some blame him for staying too long and hindering progress, others hesitate to pin all the district’s woes on him.
Education
Is he the real RCSD superintendent?
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Rochester Teachers Association President Adam Urbanski has consistently been in the crosshairs of the Rochester City School District’s fiercest critics. How did he get there?
Government & Politics
Janus v. AFSCME: What now?
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The Janus decision concludes that requiring an agency fee that supports collective bargaining is compelled speech and a violation of the First Amendment. What now?
Community
Rochester: STEM City, USA (and Arts too!)
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While few would dispute the importance of creating and attracting STEM graduates, some argue that solely measuring STEM degrees represents an incomplete way to take the measure of the growth and vibrancy of a city.