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by WHAM Children’s advocates say there are stories of success in the Rochester City School District, however there exist wide differences in outcomes within the district’s various schools. ROC the Future released its annual State of Our Children report, which focuses...

ROC the Future has released its annual "State of Our Children" report card. It tracks key measures of wellbeing of children and youth in the Rochester area. Our guests discuss what the data shows when it comes to education, health, and more, and their action items...

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...

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...

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 Future's new anchor entity....

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: 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: 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...

From RBJ Beginning in April 2021, the Children’s Institute will host ROC the Future’s backbone staff. The Children’s Institute was chosen following a request for proposal process on anchoring ROC the Future’s staff as it moves toward the next stage in its evolution....

By: Adria R. Walker Rochester Democrat and Chronicle   The Rochester City School District will keep distributing MiFi devices known as hot spots to help students who are struggling to access the internet. It's a continuation of the district’s September 2019...