Edison Technical School

[2] In the fall of 1940, Edison Tech moved yet again into the former Washington High School on Clifford Avenue, now with 1400 students.

[3] Finally, Edison Tech moved into its current location at 655 Colfax St. in the fall of 1979.

As of 2013, reports from a state agency concluded that the new schools were failing to meet the needs of 21st-century employers, and offered a number of possible solutions, none of which involved re-establishing the traditional Edison Tech.

They announced their first mural "The Black Rosies" in honor of African American women who worked in factories when many men left to fight in World War II.

[7] Bill Cox - (Rochester Shop School) Entrant 1924 Olympics and later a Teacher at ETHS Clifford Avenue Campus Maia Chaka - (Class of 2000) First Black Female on-field referee in the NFL Dyaisha Fair - (Class of 2019) 2024 WNBA Draft Pick Rudy Boesch - (Left school and joined US Navy in 1945) Two-time Survivor Contestant and Navy Seal

Picture of the school's entrance.
The front entrance of Edison Career and Technology High School.
A photograph of the mural at Edison.
A mural created by female students at Edison Tech to honor the contributions of black women working in our nation's factories during World War II.