by Matt Lavonas | Sep 25, 2017 | News
Justin Murphy, @citizenmurphy A reorganization of special education in the Rochester City School District intended to restore more control to school-level administrators has been fumbled in the first few weeks of the school year — the apparent result of insufficient...
by Matt Lavonas | Sep 22, 2017 | News
Justin Murphy, Late last winter, the Rochester City School District received a damning report on its special education services. Among the most glaring problems was North S.T.A.R., a small program for students returning from jail or other out-of-district placements....
by Matt Lavonas | Sep 20, 2017 | News
By Bill Cala (Bill Cala is former superintendent of the Fairport school district and served as interim superintendent of the Rochester district.) Regarding CITY’s September 30 article on activists’ push for more minority teachers: I strongly support concerned...
by Matt Lavonas | Sep 18, 2017 | News
Justin Murphy and Erica Bryant, Geanna Mohamed knows what her autistic daughter needs, but she can’t find a place that will help her. Everything Leilani Mohamed says, her mother writes down in the margins of a notebook. “I’m OK.” “Watch...
by Matt Lavonas | Sep 17, 2017 | News
ALBANY — The state Board of Regents approved a number of changes to the state’s teacher certification process Tuesday, as educators and advocates statewide debate how to get more people into the teaching field while still ensuring candidates are well-trained and...
by Matt Lavonas | Sep 15, 2017 | News
State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia says the revised Common Core curriculum standards will now be known as the “Next Generation Learning Standards.” (Associated Press) By Diane C. Lore STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — It’s official: New York...
