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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul made her first State of the State address last night. Hochul outlined a plan that includes more than $2 billion in tax cuts for middle-class taxpayers and small business owners as well as a $10 billion investment in the state’s healthcare system and workers to help alleviate the current staffing […]
1,200 employees in the Rochester City School District are set to receive new training on violence prevention and reduction. The district was awarded a three-year grant of $665,000 by the Department of Justice last year. But the training had been put off for months due to the pandemic’s early stages. 20 RCSD staff members will be trained […]
The RCSD school board meeting, Superintendent Dr. Lesli Myers Small said the district has lost close to six thousand students in the last six years. The Superintendent is proposing to close some schools along with merging or relocating other schools. In all, 13 schools in elementary and secondary would be impacted. A public hearing is […]
After Penfield’s Superintendent sent an email to parents regarding posts on Snapchat MCSO releases a statement on the threats. The posts say: “I needed a new account to make this, me and my friends have gotten bullied for too long and we can’t take it no more. October 26th, Tuesday at [times vary], we will […]
Just in case you missed it New York State is requiring masks for all schools. The determination was announced on Friday by the New York State Department of Health. It is now requiring all individuals over 2-years of age to wear a mask regardless of vaccination status. This is for all school facilities and any […]
After the CDC’s announcement last week about vaccinated and nonvaccinated people not having to wear mask outside. Some local schools in Monroe County are following suit and is expected to do away with mask during outdoors activities. School districts such as Greece, Hilton, and Honeoye Falls-Lima will be the first schools in the area to […]
The head of the Finger Lakes Reopening Schools Safely Task Force report seems confident that they will be able to reopen schools by this summer. Kathy Graupman, the president of Monroe County’s Superintendent’s council gave a statement regarding the matter, saying: “I may be too optimistic but I want my kids back fourth quarter,” Graupman […]
After his inauguration ceremony yesterday, President Joe Biden got right to work, signing executive orders that will help the country get back on its feet. In addition to the new executive orders, he pledged to reopen most K-12 schools within 100 days. While teachers are enthusiastic about the ambitious measure, it might be a better […]
By September 14th everyone in Monroe County should be back in school now. Most parents still fear for the safety of their children returning back to in person learning during this Coronavirus pandemic. In Rush Henrietta, two students at two different schools has been diagnosed with COVID-19 during this first week of school. Both students […]
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo still hasn’t decided if schools will be allowed to open this fall. Officials predict that a decision will be made by early August, but there’s no guarantee that it will happen at all. In the meantime, school districts are trying to get ahead of the decision by upgrading their infrastructure […]
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