Public Education
New York educators bemoan âbudget cutsâ despite a billion-dollar increaseNew York educators are up in arms about Gov. Kathy Hochulâs proposed budget for 2025, even though it includes a billion-dollar increase for public education. Hochulâs proposed $233 billion budget… Read More
Courts
New York STEM education grants favor certain races, lawsuit claimsNew York is being sued for doling out grants primarily for certain racial groups to study Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). A group of education advocacy organizations led by… Read More
Public Education
Maps replacing Israel with Palestine reported in two separate public schoolsTwo separate public schools are facing criticism for allowing teachers to display maps in their classrooms that erase Israel, instead labeling the region as part of Palestine. Reports emerged last… Read More
Public Education
âIt should not be toleratedâ: Antisemitic slurs cause Jewish girlsâ high school basketball team to end game early ÂA high school girlsâ varsity basketball game in New York was abruptly ended after players yelled antisemitic slurs at the opposing Jewish team. Roosevelt High School, a public school in… Read More
Culture
âWhatâs next?â: Dem assemblywoman rips Biden, Adams over NYC schoolâs use for illegal aliens(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A New York state assemblywoman from New York City blasted President Joe Biden and Democratic Mayor Eric Adams after a high school was temporarily closed… Read More
Public Education
Entire NYC high school goes temporarily virtual to make room for 2,000 illegal migrants(Daily Caller News Foundation) â An entire New York high school will temporarily go virtual to make room for roughly 2,000 migrants, it announced Tuesday. More than … Read More
Public Education
Science of reading bridges partisan divide in educationIn an era of unprecedented partisanship, education reformers from both sides of the aisle are finding common ground in a surprising place: reading instruction. In her recent State of the… Read More
Courts
âBudgeting is an artform, not a science,â claims NYC teachersâ union in suit against mayor, who wants a balanced budgetThe New York City teachersâ union is suing Mayor Eric Adams for budget cuts caused by the cityâs immigration crisis. The United Federation of Teachers (UFT) filed the… Read More
Legislation
New year, new laws related to education in New York(The Center Square) â A new year signals new laws in New York, with the implementation of changes related to education. To improve public safety for college students, a Senate… Read More
Culture
Biological man breaks womenâs sprinting record, sparking controversyA biological male set a new womenâs track and field record at a university in New York, drawing criticism from advocates for fairness in womenâs sports. Sadie Schreiner, known as… Read More
Culture
Anti-Israel protests continue at Columbia, even targeting Hillary Clinton, in what university officials defend as âa good exampleâ of ârespectful speechâAnti-Israel student protestors at Columbia University continue to demonstrate, and even barraged Hillary Clinton with chants about âgenocideâ as she departed a classroom. The former secretary of… Read More
Public Education
Immigration crisis causing chaos, budget trouble for New York City schoolsImmigrants housed in New York City will be shuffled to new shelters as required under city sanctuary rules for non-citizens, causing chaos in the public school system. The surge of… Read More
Public Education
Antisemitism behind riot that forced teacher to hide at New York high school, says city councilmanPolice are investigating what caused a mob of students to hound a terrified New York teacher for expressing support for Israel last week â but some already know the answer. Read More
Public Education
Gov. Kathy Hochul unveils effort to devise âmisinformationâ toolkit for K-12 students(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul unveiled a new initiative on Tuesday for teaching students in her state to detect âmisinformationâ online. Hochul tasked the… Read More
Public Education
NYC Mayor Eric Adams defunds school safety to offset spending for housing of illegal immigrantsNew York Cityâs mayor is taking heat for cutting 250 new school safety agents and suggesting parents volunteer to patrol their local schools. âWeâre going to be leaning into parents… Read More
Public Education
Anti-Israel demonstrators harass Jewish students in library of Cooper Union college(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Jewish students at the prestigious Cooper Union college in New York City huddled in a library as pro-Palestine protesters tried to breach the entrance. The… Read More
Public Education
Amazon âteacher of the yearâ under fire after showing pro-terror photos of Hamas ÂAn Amazon.com teacher of the year has caused an uproar by sharing a branded image of a Hamas paragliding militant. One such heavily armed group paraglided… Read More
Public Education
Lower enrollment may lead to school closures in New York as more parents send their children to private schoolsA suburban New York City school district is considering closing an elementary school as more families send their children to religious private schools. Suffern Central School District (SCSD) Superintendent Eric… Read More
Public Education
School board folds on banning porn in schools after threats from teacherâs union(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A school board in New York has reversed course on its decision to ban a number of books containing pornographic content from the schoolâs library… Read More
Homeschools
Families take issue with New York policy discriminating against homeschool graduatesWhen homeschool parents Jeffrey and Tabatha Ludwig applied for an educational letter from the local public school superintendent to help their youngest daughter, they assumed it would be approved, just… Read More