Millions in federal money due to Rochester schools from the Race To The Top program is being held back by the State Education Department, and School Board president Malik Evans still isn't sure why.
Evans says he only knows that every large city school system in the state is in the same boat, and some of them are hurting far worse than Rochester, which can take the funding delay in stride, for now.
Evans says the impact on the other cities among New York's "Big Five" school systems could be significant, since many people have already been hired for positions associated with Race to the Top positions which are currently unfunded.
Click on the audio player above to listen to an excerpt from Evans’ appearance on 1370 Connection with WXXI’s Bob Smith on Monday, January 9, 2012.