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.
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The gaps in teaching U.S. racial history
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Americans’ views of the nation’s racial history are deeply divided. In many ways, this division shapes what students learn—or don’t learn—in the classroom.
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Mortimer named inaugural Golisano Institute president
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Ian Mortimer, who most recently was vice president of enrollment management and associate provost at RIT, will lead the business school launched by Paychex founder Tom Golisano.
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Golisano to launch business school
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The Golisano Institute for Business and Entrepreneurship plans to charge students $8,900 a year in tuition.
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Not all RCSD students can access playful learning, report says
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PlayROCs, released this week by the Healthi Kids Coalition, says children and parents view play as an essential form of learning and part of a well-rounded education.
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UR’s Institute of Optics receives $12M challenge fund
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The 10-year initiative, endowed by University of Rochester life trustee James Wyant and his wife, Tammy, will enable the institute to increase its prominence and its faculty by 50 percent.
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The college debt debate
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Separating myth from reality in the student loan crisis is a complex task. Knowledgeable observers assert that the system needs major surgery, not a butterfly bandage.
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Fostering equity
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Colleges and universities are working to find effective ways to serve and reflect a changing student body.
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St. John Fisher nursing school receives $1.1 million grant
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It marks the fifth year of funding for the university’s Fisher Improves Nursing through Diversity program, which has received more than $5 million since 2016.
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Funds for new applied technologies facility approved
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The Monroe County Legislature OK’d $35 million in funds to build the new training center at Monroe Community College’s Brighton campus.
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UR program explores college and civic life
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The program for high school students offers a taste of the campus experience while also introducing them to the humanities.