Education

In less than two weeks, residents in Irondequoit will decide upon a referendum to borrow up to 13-million dollars for a new central library next to the Town Hall.
One more public hearing on the matter was held Wednesday night.
Irondequoit Public Library Director Terry Buford said they addressed the most commonly raised concerns by residents: expanding the parking lot at the Town Hall campus, what would improve at a new facility, and the cost.
He says the cost for taxpayers would amount to 29-cents per 1-thousand dollars of assessed value.

Creating a sense of ownership by students and parents is key to helping Catholic schools in the Rochester region thrive.
That from newly appointed Superintendent of Catholic schools, Anthony Cook.
Cook says Catholic schools are community builders because they’re known for being a place a where families come together and where parental involvement in student academic life is valued.

Some University of Rochester students want an economics professor censured for comments he made about rape in a blog post after the conviction of two high school football players in Steubenville, Ohio. 

  The Hillside Work-Scholarship program and the Re-invest in Youth program at Encompass Resources for Learning are among 18 program statewide receiving grants just announced by Governor Cuomo.

The new state budget about to be passed by lawmakers is better news for education in New York.
That's according to the executive director of the pro-public education organization Alliance for Quality Education. Billy Easton says while the devastating cuts of the past four years won't be restored, this plan should enable most school districts to avoid making further cuts.

But he adds there's still an opportunity gap between rich and poor schools, and it continues to grow.
That was at the heart of a lawsuit from AQE and the Campaign for Fiscal Equity.