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...

New superintendent appointed in Spencerport

Victoria E. Freile Rochester Democrat and Chronicle USA TODAY NETWORK Spencerport Central School District has selected a new superintendent. Kristin Swann, who is the associate superintendent for educational services for the Victor Central School District, was...

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...