District rejects budget proposal

Rush-Henrietta will plan 2nd vote, likely June 18 Justin Murphy Rochester Democrat and Chronicle USA TODAY NETWORK Voters in Rush-Henrietta narrowly rejected the school district’s proposed 2024-25 budget on Tuesday, the first such vote locally since 2019. There were...

School District Budget votes come amid surge in state and federal funds

Joseph Spector – New York State Team USA TODAY NETWORK – in the D&C on 5/13/21 on page A1 ALBANY – New York’s nearly 700 school districts will seek voter approval Tuesday for their budgets for the fiscal year starting July 1, saying they are offering...

Area schools see $611M funding increase

Justin Murphy – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle USA TODAY NETWORK – in the D&C on 4/10/21 It may not feel like it just yet, but school districts in the Rochester area and across New York are about to enter a period of plenty. The state budget that...

Some in-person classes, indoor dining halted here

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC Steve Orr – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle USA TODAY NETWORK – in the D&C on 1/24/2020 on page A1 Responding to the ever-increasing number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the Rochester area, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said...

Can schools stay open as COVID-19 is still surging?

Most of the Rochester area is in a ‘yellow zone’ classification Justin Murphy – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle USA TODAY NETWORK in the D&C on 11/15/2020 Public schools in the Rochester area are in great danger of a forced closure next week as COVID-19...