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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 federal government is being asked to take Kraft Heinz Lunchables off the national free and reduced lunch program after tests found high levels of lead and sodium in the popular packaged meal. Lunchables are very popular and convenient over the years because it’s prepackaged. Reports say this meal can cause harm and lead to […]
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 […]
The Rochester City School District is asking for $1 billion for next year’s budget. Superintendent Dr. Carmine Peluso presented the budget in detail at Tuesday night’s school board meeting. It’s more than a 6% increase from this year’s budget. The district would use money from the general fund, special aid, the school food service fund, […]
The Rochester Teachers Association says 81 percent of its teachers don’t feel safe either while in school or when going in and/or coming out of school buildings. The union recently surveyed its faculty reps and only 19 percent of respondents reported that the teachers they represent feel “very” or “somewhat” safe. The RTA isn’t the […]
With four school board seats on the ballot this November. Isaiah Santiago announced he would run for a spot on the Rochester City School District board. Santiago graduated from School of the Arts in spring of 2022, says he wants to take what he experienced in the classroom to the board room on W. Broad St. The […]