Category: City, Education, Local News
RCSD Announces Increase in August Graduation Rate
The Rochester City School District’s four-year graduation rate was 63% in August, a 3.7 percentage point increase from the previous...
Lifespan Seeks Nominations for Second Half Heroes
The second half of life can be filled with challenges and opportunities. Lifespan, an agency that helps older adults and their caregivers,...
The Children’s Agenda Sponsors Advocacy Day Trip to Albany
The Children’s Agenda is organizing an Early Childhood Advocacy Day trip to Albany for parents and providers to urge legislators for more...
Monroe County Honors Heroism Shown at People’s Choice Kitchen
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net Evangela Stanley had never heard a gun go off, until the night of Dec. 23 when a man attempted...
MLK Commission Remembers Unheralded, Legendary Women of Civil Rights Movement
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net Rosa Parks is a household name. But how often are the contributions of Septima Clark spoken...
RPD: Stay Safe While Using Online Classifieds
Buying or selling through online classifieds can seem convenient, but there are things to keep in mind with these transactions. In the last...
Agencies Helping the Homeless Get a Hand
Four agencies that serve the homeless will receive help to bridge a funding crisis. Redirection of federal and state funding has left the...
East High Students Find Themselves Under the Watchful Eyes of History
Patti Singerpattisinger@minorityreporter.net For East High School students who gaze out their classroom window into the courtyard, the eyes...
Increase in flu cases means hospitals restrict visitors
Rochester Regional Health is restricting hospital visitors as a way to reduce the spread of flu and other infections. The restrictions...
RCSD Board Members Say a Delay in Resolving the Deficit Could Cost the District $1.6 Million Monthly
By Tyronda James – At Rochester Board of Education Special Meeting, Monday, RCSD Superintendent, Terry Dade provided updates as it...
