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Duffy Debuts Decade Ducking and Dodging
January 4, 2010 Days into his second term, Rochester Mayor Robert Duffy is a walking contrast in rhetorical style. Waxing eloquent about "picking a hill to die on", Duffy seemingly indicated a bold stand on a controversial policy issue. Yet behind the scenes, Duffy was avoiding two issues challenging his governing principles: the rumored appointment of political operative Molly Clifford to the post of Fire Marshall and a refusal to engage the most outspoken critic of mayoral control of schools, School Board Commissioner Van White.
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Aaron E. Wicks - 1 opinion posted |
Would You Trust Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver with Your Kid's (futures)? |
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Mayor Duffy Wants Control of Rochester City Schools: Take Our Poll, and Let Us Know !
Monday, January 4, 2010 Rochester, NY - Just after the 2009 general election, Mayor Duffy announced that he will seek permission from Albany, by way of Assemblyman Joe Morelle, to abolish the Rochester City School District (RCSD) Board of Education. Supporters will point to NY City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's qualified success with the nation's largest school system. Detractors point out that firstly, high school graduation rates in the RCSD are up from 39% - 52% in just two years. Secondly, those who oppose a Mayoral take-over rightly remind us that despite its flaws (a.k.a. Cynthia Elliot), the RCSD Board of Education was duly elected by City voters. Also, unlike suburban school district voters, City voters already are not able to vote on the RCSD budget--just its Board Members. What do you think? Vote in our Poll Read More ...
Christopher J. Wilmot & Aaron E. Wicks - 3 opinions posted |
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