A judge’s decision means school modernization work can go forward at Monroe High School in Rochester without the controversial Project Labor Agreement. State Supreme Court Justice John Ark ruled it’s in the best interest of the students that Phase 2 of the $1.3 billion Rochester Schools Modernization Plan gets underway. But Judge Ark also […]
The Rochester City School District says it will be fixing or disconnecting some drinking water fixtures in its school buildings after testing showed they were putting out too much lead. The district has sent a letter to parents saying about 11 percent of the water fountains and faucets showed lead levels above the EPA threshold […]
The State Education Department says significantly more students in Grades 3-8 are scoring “proficient” in the English Language Arts and Math tests. Fewer than a third scored “proficient” in the standard Common Core English exams last year. Now it’s nearly 38 percent, up by 6.6 points. The math test scores were up a point, from […]