by Matt Lavonas | Feb 28, 2019 | News
by Will Astor In the mid-1980s, I sat in on an interview of Rochester Mayor Thomas Ryan Jr. with Mary Anna Towler, the editor of City Newspaper, where I was then a reporter. She asked: What was Ryan’s vision for the city? In response, the taciturn Ryan at first looked...
by Matt Lavonas | Feb 8, 2019 | News
TO: All Probationary/Tenured Teachers RE: 2019-2020 ONLINE VOLUNTARY TRANSFER In accordance with Section 24 (Vacancies and Transfers) of the contractual agreement between the Rochester City School District...
by Matt Lavonas | Feb 1, 2019 | News
RCSD Superintendent Barbara Deane-Williams, who retired from the district as of Jan. 31CREDIT JAMES BROWN / WXXI NEWS by James Brown After less than three years on the job, Barbara Deane-Williams is retiring as superintendent of the Rochester City School District. Her...
by Matt Lavonas | Dec 19, 2018 | News
by Ginny Ryan (WHAM photo) AA Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) – In a Rochester 6th grade classroom Tuesday, a lesson involving math and reading became one about the spirit of this season. Behind it is all was a teacher who wanted to do more for her students. Lora Abbott,...
by Matt Lavonas | Nov 6, 2018 | News, Uncategorized
Rochester NY, WROC-TV – New York State United Teachers is launching a series of summits to encourage students or potential career changers to try teaching. The first summit was in Syracuse yesterday. Members say the teacher shortage has only grown, and...
by Matt Lavonas | Nov 6, 2018 | News, Uncategorized
Linking student test scores to teacher evaluations is currently on hold By Rick Karlin Photo: SKIP DICKSTEIN, Albany Times Union SARATOGA SPRINGS — State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia on Wednesday said she may ask for an extension of the existing moratorium on...
