A local coalition of child and family advocates has developed the Rochester Education Fellowship, which will enable a leader to co-create and build a new, community-centered vision for bold, transformation change for Rochester’s public school systems. The coalition is looking ...

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The Children’s Institute has named a University of Rochester veteran as its next leader, succeeding Dirk Hightower, who has held the post for nearly three decades. Ann Marie White in early August will assume the role of executive director of ...

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The outgoing president and CEO of the Urban League of Rochester, William G. Clark, will be the commencement speaker at St. John Fisher College during graduation ceremonies May 11. Clark is a 1978 graduate of Fisher, having earned a bachelor’s ...

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