Monroe Community College
Calling the old paths “clearly dead ends,” the presidents of 19 area colleges and universities urged the state to give control of the Rochester School District to Mayor Robert Duffy.
In a letter e-mailed Tuesday to the Democrat and Chronicle, the presidents of every major post-secondary school in the region said the school board system of governance was a failure, that it is time to “venture down new paths” and try a new approach.
Duffy has asked the state Legislature and Gov. David Paterson to turn over control of the school district to him for a five-year test period.
“We urge action now. The stakes are very high. The current system of school governance is not working for our children,” the presidents wrote. Thos
