Rochester Beacon (https://rochesterbeacon.com/category/education/page/2/)
A court decision scratching the city’s plans to place a non-binding referendum before voters and the state education commissioner’s somewhat positive response have given the school board reason to be optimistic. Still, challenges remain.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
New York’s obsession with standardized testing for high-stakes purposes of judging individual students, teachers and schools must change.