Education
RCSD sets partial reopening for disabled students
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The program, slated to begin Jan. 4, follows concerns raised over the adequacy of the district’s special education programs during the pandemic.
Education
RCSD’s undaunted new leader
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Despite the Rochester district’s chronically underperforming schools, budget crisis and COVID challenges, Lesli Myers-Small says “this is the moment I’ve been waiting for all of my life.”
Education
St. John Fisher receives $3 million in gifts
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The funds from former students and through a match from Wegmans will make a Fisher education accessible to more students and boost innovative instructional approaches.
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Entering the world of tokenized investments
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Rochester Institute of Technology has directly invested in Cosimo X, a blockchain-focused venture fund, becoming the first university in the nation to do so. Alum Robert Frasca’s track record helped the decision, says Gregory Van Laeken, RIT’s managing director for investments.
Education
School COVID anxiety: At least it’s not the A-bomb
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In October 1962, the Cuban Missile Crisis brought civil defense drills and fears about being vaporized on the way home from school.
Education
UR aims to broaden STEM participation
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The Warner School of Education has received a $2.5 million grant to develop a model to challenge math students in high-need and high-poverty schools.
Education
Safe to return?
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College faculty and students are coming back to campus to begin a fall semester clouded by apprehension over COVID-19.
Education
Pandemic reveals strains in higher education, panelists say
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College leaders taking part in a Rochester Beacon-Upstate Venture Connect webinar say institutions need to rethink their revenue sources.
Education
Regional task force helps guide school reopening plans
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Convened by Common Ground Health, the group includes school leaders, local government officials, health care and public health experts, nonprofits and parents from 13 counties.
Education
White House backs down, removing threat to foreign students
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The move means international students in Rochester and around the country will not face loss of their lawful status if they attend online-only classes this fall.