Public Education
NYC’s proposed billion-dollar budget increase ignores dropping enrollment and taxpayer burdenWith federal pandemic relief funds set to expire, the New York City education establishment is scrambling to fill the gaps with billion-dollar increases to local and state aid. âWe inherited… Read More
Courts
NYC lawsuit alleges antisemitic harassment, bullying and woke indoctrination in public schoolA public school teacher and a campus administrator have filed a federal lawsuit against the City of New York, the New York City Department of Education, a public high school… Read More
Courts
New York court strikes down county order banning transgender athletes from women’s sports(The Center Square) â A judge has struck down a New York county’s ban on transgender athletes from participating in female sports, saying the county executive exceeded his authority by… Read More
Public Education
âCanât touch meâ: Teacher fired for excessive student contact gloats over new teaching jobA New York City teacher who was fired for excessive contact and inappropriate behavior with high school students is boasting about being hired to teach at another school. Dulaina Almonte… Read More
Public Education
They spent $30K per pupil, but only 28% of 8th graders proficient in math(The Daily Signal) â The public schools in the state of New York doled out $29,284 per pupil in âcurrent expendituresâ in fiscal year 2022, according to a report published… Read More
Culture
NYPD says protesters had weapons, gas masks and ‘Death to America!’ pamphlets(The Center Square) â A high-ranking official with the New York Police Department said protesters had weapons including knives and hammers as well as pamphlets with “Death to America!” written… Read More
Culture
Adams says âoutside agitatorsâ behind Columbia protests(The Center Square) â New York Mayor Eric Adams is defending the NYPD’s decision to arrest dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators holed up in a building at Columbia University Tuesday night, and to… Read More
Public Education
Bronx school administrators were silent on illegal weapon placed in student backpack(The Center Square) â A former after-school program employee brought metal knuckles to a New York City public school and placed them in a student backpack. He later retrieved… Read More
Government
New York ‘equal rights’ proposal draws criticism(The Center Square) â Critics are slamming a New York ballot initiative they argue would allow children to get transgender surgery without their parent’s consent and allow biological males to compete… Read More
Culture
Video shows NYC mugger punch and rob elderly woman going to church(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A video captured a mugger punching and robbing an elderly woman outside Queens church Sunday, New York Post reported. A 68-year-old woman was viciously attacked… Read More
Culture
Pregnancy center slams FBI for failure to arrest pro-abortion firebombers(The Daily Signal) â Staffers at a pro-life pregnancy resource center in Rochester, New York, are criticizing the FBI for failing to provide any kind of status update of investigations into … Read More
Courts
âDepartment of Conformityâ: NYC Department of Ed sued for silencing dissenting voicesThree New Yorkers filed a lawsuit against the NYC Department of Education (DOE) and one of its school boards for viewpoint discrimination and violating the First Amendment. The plaintiffs â… Read More
Public Education
Kindergarten curriculum teaches 4-year-olds about HIV/AIDS, gender identity(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The curriculum at New York City public schools teaches students as young as 4 years old about sexually transmitted diseases (STD) and gender identity, according… Read More
Culture
Genderfluid drag queen running for New York school boardA âgenderfluidâ male who cross-dresses and performs as a drag queen is running for a seat on a New York school board. Chris DâOrso announced his… Read More
Government
Federal program could subsidize health care for illegal immigrants, group warns in ad(Daily Caller News Foundation) â A conservative group is launching a five-figure TV ad buy on Tuesday in states considering legislation that could expand a program providers can use to… Read More
Public Education
âThis school is a living hell holeâ: Jewish teachers and students reportedly bullied by antisemitic students in NYC schoolA New York high school continues to allow anti-semitic students to harass Jewish teachers and students without any repercussions, according to several staff at the school. Three weeks after the… Read More
Public Education
New York teacher forced to resign after preventing 7-year-old male student from using girls’ bathroomA New York elementary school teacher was forced to resign for refusing to allow a biologically male transgender student to use the girlsâ restroom. The Elmira Heights gym teacher, who… Read More
Homeschools
New York CPS targets homeschool mom, claiming educational neglect after her move to FloridaA New York school district reported a homeschool mom to Child Protective Services (CPS) after she relocated to Florida, even though she had followed all applicable laws. Before the case… Read More
Culture
Elite universityâs med school DEI chief plagiarized directly from Wikipedia, complaint alleges(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Columbia University medical schoolâs chief diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) officer allegedly plagiarized large portions of his doctoral dissertation, including some passages from Wikipedia, according to… Read More
Culture
NY Gov. Hochulâs refusal to address church attacks draws criticism after her thorough response to mosque incidentA series of attacks on churches in New York state have critics crying foul, as Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, remains quiet about the violence. Her refusal to address attacks… Read More