Education

Two local educational leaders are being recognized for their work.

While both institutions have collaborated over the years, the organizations signed a formal agreement earlier this month.

School boards are feeling the strain of the pandemic and increased political polarization, with fewer incumbents returning as school begins this fall.

The Rochester Board of Education is pushing for Superintendent Lesli Myers-Small to step down. Commissioner James Patterson confirmed the board wants to cut short her contract, a move first reported by the Democrat and Chronicle on Wednesday.

In a move that a number of other upstate New York colleges have taken after the New York State Board of Regents earlier this year changed the definition of “university,” Houghton College has changed its name to Houghton University.

As violence increases, children are experiencing shootings and killings. A Rochester afterschool program is trying to help young people with trauma.

Whatever the approach will be going forward for school safety, Rochester high school students say their perspectives are critical to getting it right.

Staff members at School 17 in Rochester have been placed on leave and face firing for allegedly racist texts about their students, Superintendent Lesli Myers-Small said in a statement Friday.

About 15 students of color at Edison Career and Technology High school are taking a women in welding workshop. Right now, they’re constructing an artistic metal bench.

The school board voted on Thursday to raise the city district’s budget for food services by $2.5 million after a presentation by district officials.