Education
Pandemic hurts graduation rates
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A recent update reveals that the 2020 cohort has a projected graduation rate of 65.4 percent.
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A recent update reveals that the 2020 cohort has a projected graduation rate of 65.4 percent.
The seemingly private decision about building a family is no longer private with clear and negative environmental effects for present and future generations.
Rochester-area citizens must demand local government and others fight for lower electricity prices for businesses and residences.
Tinsley Ellis rolls through Rochester next week, bringing his “Naked Truth” album with him.
The Pines of Perinton is undergoing a much-needed $65 million renovation amid concerns. Will the tenants, the town and the property owner WinnCompanies find a way forward?
The center at Rochester Institute of Technology is expected to use the resources to expand its efforts.
The Economic Empowerment and Entrepreneur event offers women a chance to learn, connect with others and position themselves as trailblazers.
The agency hopes to find a permanent executive director who will oversee PAB investigations and build trust with the community, City Council, and the police. Interviews will begin in May.
The investment represents and interim step in the Mississauga, Ont.-based company’s funding strategy and supports its future plans which include the Rochester Hub.
Educator Nick D’Amuro will channel his passion for history, politics and bridging differences at a national conference on civics education on March 14.
It’s tough to be 16 years old and have epilepsy, but I know others have it much worse. My goal with Amer’s Trail Epilepsy Run: to raise $100,000 and awareness for our local epilepsy center.
The program, which is the first of its kind in New York, allows violators willing to plead down to a lesser offense to do so online.
Beginning Thursday, City Councilmember Kim Smith will host meetings for the public to offer perspectives on the city’s housing issues, with a focus on the proposals put forward by the mayor’s Housing Quality Task Force last month.
Victims of nonfatal shootings suffer economic, psychological impacts.
In a move that could shave tens of millions off a payout in its bankruptcy case, the diocese argues is not responsible for offenses committed by employees or officials of legally separate entities such as schools and Catholic teaching orders.
After two decades of commercial work, RIT alum Paul Tracy wants to make that focus on storytelling, starting with his passion project about sex addiction, divorce, recovery and restoration.
The Pop-Off, a collective endeavor launched by hip hop artist Noah Fense, is a bridge between visual artists and musicians.
With homicide rates increasing in Rochester, the mayor hopes expanded strategies will stop the violence.
The county will make naloxone, the generic form of Narcan, more readily available, among other moves.
For more than four decades, labor organizing efforts at Rochester General had fallen short. But this time was different.
Following in his father’s footsteps, Tom Parkes has taken the reins at O’Connell Electric, one of the area’s largest private businesses and among the top electrical contractors in the U.S.
The positions in the College of Science were made possible by a $2 million gift from alumnus Jeffrey Harris and his partner, Joyce Pratt.
Poised for its official opening, Playhouse on Park aims to widen the theater experience for both aspiring actors and audiences alike.
A hearing on the Catholic Diocese of Rochester’s $147.75 million bid to settle claims brought by sexual-abuse survivors will take place on Jan. 27, 2023.