by Dan DeMarle | Nov 19, 2023 | Charter Schools, School Districts
Justin Murphy Rochester Democrat and Chronicle USA TODAY NETWORK Twenty-four years ago, charter schools were a untested option among school choices in the city of Rochester. Today they are dominant: 7,700 students enrolled across more than a dozen schools, many of...
by Dan DeMarle | Jul 30, 2023 | Charter Schools, Race/Racism, School Districts, Uncategorized, West Irondequoit
Residents say proposed move will bring safety issues, gun violence Justin Murphy Rochester Democrat and Chronicle USA TODAY NETWORK University Preparatory Charter School for Young Men CEO Walter Larkin Jr. knew there would be a serious review process before the town...
by Dan DeMarle | Jul 19, 2023 | Charter Schools, School Districts, Uncategorized
Charter schools closing affects 400 students Justin Murphy Rochester Democrat and Chronicle USA TODAY NETWORK Urban Choice Charter School in Rochester is officially closed after a judge declined its request to intervene in the state Board of Regents’ decision not to...
by Dan DeMarle | May 15, 2023 | Charter Schools, School Districts
Justin Murphy – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle USA TODAY NETWORK – in the D&C on 5-3-23 The state Board of Regents last week voted unanimously not to renew the charter for Rochester’s Urban Choice Charter School, apparently concluding an unusually...
by Dan DeMarle | Apr 16, 2023 | Charter Schools, Environment, Private Schools, School Districts, School Safety
From the NY State Department of Education Revisions to Public Health Law (Section 1110): Lead in Drinking Water The revised law (Subpart 67-4) took effect on December 22, 2022, and includes the following key changes: The revised action level of lead in drinking water...
by Dan DeMarle | Mar 29, 2023 | Charter Schools, Classroom, Math, Math, Parents/Guardians, Private Schools, Reading, School Districts, Teaching
Declines in math, reading exceed US pandemic averages Diana Dombrowski and Gary Stern – Rockland/Westchester Journal News USA TODAY NETWORK in the D&C on 3/15/23 on page A1 Test scores in math and reading for New York’s fourth graders declined by far more...
