An internal audit discovered some overspending, the Rochester City School District Board of Education says. The impact of these preliminary findings is not clear.
Policy Wonk
Let’s not abandon high academic standards
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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.
Education
A step toward an RCSD special-ed settlement
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A class-action lawsuit filed this month could provide a path to bringing the city school district’s out-of-compliance special education program into line with federal and state requirements.
Education
The RCSD board’s uncertain future
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Board members and a referendum calling for state intervention are on the November ballot. Meanwhile, the district’s distinguished educator has quit and the state education commissioner who appointed him plans to leave. What’s next?
GUEST OPINION
Why we need business leadership more than ever
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Most MBA programs reflect the rational and scientific management theories of the 20th century. In the new era of disruptive change, however, competitive advantage lies with maximizing human potential in organizations through leadership.
Education
State education commissioner Elia resigns
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Her resignation, effective Aug. 31, creates an additional level of uncertainty for the Rochester City School District, which for months has faced the possibility that Elia could order a state takeover of the district.
GUEST OPINION
Education, economic status and student performance
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Socioeconomic factors explain most of the differences in student performance between school districts—but not all. Even with these factors taken into account, school districts in Rochester and other large New York cities underperform.
Policy Wonk
More of the same for Rochester schools
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Are the members of our Albany delegation more worried about offending their financial supporters than they are about the well-being of the city’s children?
Policy Wonk
Lessons from other cities: School quality as an equity strategy
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Rochester was chosen by the “Reinventing America’s Schools” project of the Progressive Policy Institute as one of eight cities to share best practices on improving urban education. A May 30 workshop addressed the challenge posed by Rochester public education by introducing participants in promising reform models.
GUEST OPINION
Why progressive education reform is needed
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New York’s obsession with standardized testing for high-stakes purposes of judging individual students, teachers and schools must change.
Education
Two approaches to RCSD change
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The panels at the Rochester Beacon’s May 13 forum explored both districtwide intervention and school-by-school initiatives. Videos of their detailed discussions are now online.