by Roc The Future | Nov 10, 2020 | Media Coverage
By: Velvet Spicer Students in the Rochester City School District continue to trail their counterparts statewide in third-grade English language arts proficiency, high school graduation rates and kindergarten readiness, an annual report from ROC the Future shows. ROC...
by Roc The Future | Oct 28, 2020 | Media Coverage
From News 8 Time is running out for New York state students doing remote learning to get their required student immunizations, if they haven’t already. The New York State Department of Health is requiring all students, regardless if they are learning remotely or in...
by Roc The Future | Sep 17, 2020 | Media Coverage
From WXXI Connections Experts in child health and education say the pandemic will have lasting effects on children’s social and emotional needs and their overall wellbeing. Effective in April 2021, the Children’s Institute will be ROC the...
by Roc The Future | Aug 31, 2020 | Media Coverage
By Kayla Green According to a recent report from Roc the Future, the Rochester community has stepped up to improve the digital divide during the pandemic. The original report from April outlined technology disparities in the Rochester City School District. The updated...
by Roc The Future | Aug 24, 2020 | Media Coverage
By: Atyia Collins ACT Rochester is sending out a call to action, after publishing a new report that finds that minorities in Rochester are facing huge challenges in education, housing and economics. These problems are not new, but the COVID-19 pandemic has only...
by Roc The Future | Aug 24, 2020 | Media Coverage
By: Justin Murphy The looming threat of a 20% cut in state education funding has school districts across New York anxious — but, as is often the case, it is urban districts like Rochester that stand to suffer the most. Rochester and the state’s other large urban...