A new public charter school has been approved for northwest Rochester and is on schedule to open next fall.
BRICK Rochester Academy is a partnership between the BRICK Education Network in New Jersey and the local nonprofit Rochester Education and Development for Youth. The curriculum adopts a more holistic approach to education, which includes access to social services.
“It’s so much more than books. It’s a pathway to a better a more viable community as a whole,” said Shanai Lee, founder and executive director of READY. “If we’re able to educate a child, we can lift a family out of poverty. We can lift a block out of poverty.”…