EVENTS: FOOD TRUCK RODEO, “THE PRICE IS RIGHT LIVE!”
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FILM: “THE HANGOVER PART III”
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RESTAURANT REVIEW: POMODORO GRILL AND WINE BAR
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URBAN JOURNAL: WAR, POLICY, AND OBAMA
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CROSSWORD
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SEAN PHILLIPS • MACK GOLDSBURY QUARTET • MADRIGALIA • THE ROTARIES • TICA DOUGLAS • AND MORE MUSIC, PAGE 12 MAY 29 - JUNE 4, 2013 Free
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Greater Rochester’s Alternative Newsweekly
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Vol 42 No 38
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News. Music. Life.
That’s right, Vin Diesel. It’s me.” MOVIE REVIEW, PAGE 27
Pride Games come to Rochester. LGBT, PAGE 4
Monroe Community Hospital: coulda, woulda, shoulda. GOVERNMENT, PAGE 6
Bible studies: PUSH Physical Theatre’s “Arc of Ages.” DANCE, PAGE 18
PREVIEW: 2013 Shaw Festival. THEATER, PAGE 22
EDUCATION | BY TIM LOUIS MACALUSO | PAGE 8 | ILLUSTRATION BY AUBREY BERARDINI
The RCSD’s grant dependency The Rochester City School District now receives about $100 million in grant money annually from federal, state, and private funding sources. Grants make up 13 percent of the district’s new budget, and could soon eclipse the funding the district receives from the City of Rochester every year. Is there reason for concern when public schools become so dependent on grants? What happens to students, teachers, and programs after the grant funds are gone? Since virtually all of the grants come with
strings attached, how does the money impact policy decisions? And how do taxpayers know that the funding is being used judiciously? The current system has created huge disparities in school funding between wealthy and poor communities. Rochester is not alone in this predicament; many urban school districts face similar financial dilemmas. With resources so tight, grants have become the piñata the RCSD must tap for added funds.