by Matt Lavonas | Aug 16, 2017 | News
ACT Rochester gives ‘hard facts’ on racism Justin Murphy, @citizenmurphyPublished 6:02 a.m. ET Aug. 16, 2017 Tonya Noel started a community garden to help neighborhood heal. Shawn Dowd Buy Photo (Photo: MAX SCHULTE/@maxrocphoto/, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)...
by Matt Lavonas | Aug 16, 2017 | News
7 Ways Teachers Can Respond to the Evil of Charlottesville, Starting Now An educator confronts the failures of an education system that breeds white supremacy. By Xian Franzinger Barrett / AlterNet August 13, 2017, 3:51 PM GMT Print 56 COMMENTS Photo Credit: Salon.com...
by Matt Lavonas | Aug 16, 2017 | News
East High student experiment blasts off into space By CAITLIN WHYTE • AUG 14, 2017 CREDIT CAITLIN WHYTE / WXXI NEWS A group of students from East High got to watch live as their science experiment made it’s way towards the International Space Station. With clear...
by Matt Lavonas | Aug 10, 2017 | News
In the upcoming November election you will hear a lot of confusing information about the need for a Constitutional Convention. Here are 10 reasons to vote NO. Please share with your colleagues. Ten Reasons to Vote NO on the Constitutional Convention on November 7,...
by Matt Lavonas | Aug 1, 2017 | News
The city of Rochester has lost $2 million in federal funding for teen pregnancy prevention work, the result of a decision by the Trump administration to dis-invest in 84 such programs nationwide. The city has been using a five-year, $5 million grant for health...
by Matt Lavonas | Jul 27, 2017 | News
Levels of lead exposure near children’s homes has a direct, causal effect on the likelihood they’ll be suspended from school, according to a review of data on 120,000 students. The finding is very relevant in Rochester, where both those problems persist...
