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The Rochester City School District is holding a recruitment event on Wednesday and over the next several weeks to fill open positions. The “Get on the Bus” recruitment event will take place on Wednesday at Padilla High School at the Franklin Campus on 950 Norton Street. It runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The […]
After the announcement Dr. Thomas Putnam would step down as Superintendent to take a leadership role with Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES Penfield Central School District has named a new Superintendent – Dr. Tasha Potter. Potter has served as Penfield CSD’s Assistant Superintendent for Equity and Access for the last three years. She also served as the […]
A new digital teacher recruitment initiative was launched by the New York State Education Department and TEACH. TeachNY.org will offer prospective teachers an opportunity to explore the profession, access free resources, get straightforward information, and receive support in applying to educator programs statewide. The website offers one-on-one and group advising from state teachers and certification experts, […]
Demario Strickland will serve as interim superintendent of the Rochester City School District Board of Education. The district will continue its search for a school chief. Strickland begins serving in the position July 1, the day after Superintendent Carmine Peluso’s last day on the job. Peluso will be starting his new role as superintendent of […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a series of changes to nutrition standards for school meals, including one that is a historic first. Here are three things to know about the changes coming to breakfast and lunch meals served at school. 1 – Added sugars will now be limited in meals The biggest change announced by […]
The Rochester school board voted to change 7 different school names, and one school is being named after Andrew A. Langston. The Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Monroe County Broadcasting Company and WDKX-FM. Andrew A. Langston Middle School at the Jefferson Campus at Edgerton Park. The schools are listed below, along with the district’s descriptions […]
Here’s a fair or foul. A Florida mom was banned from dropping off and picking up her 3 kids on school grounds because her SUV is promoting her OnlyFans page. The mom now has to walk her kid across the busy street to drop and pick up her children. Michelle Cline booted from school’s pickup […]
The Rochester City School District is seeking input from the community on the naming of five new schools and the possible renaming of two others. A forum was held, in which five principals gave suggestions on names. Wakili Moore — currently principal of James Monroe Lower School and who will be principal of the middle […]
Schools are taking on social media giants including Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat, and YouTube, asserting that the platforms have caused their students harm – particularly regarding issues like cyberbullying and mental health issues linked to social media usage. Approximately 200 school districts have joined the lawsuit against the platforms’ parent companies so far, which has been consolidated in […]
A 12 year old boy from Massachusetts was sent home from school after staff members told him the words on his shirt were offensive to some students. Liam Morrison is a seventh grader at John T. Nichols middle school who wears a shirt that says “There’s Only Two Genders”. There’s a lot of people that had […]
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