Culture
NYC mayor calls himself a âservant of God,â criticizes faithless education, ruffling feathers on the leftNew York City Mayor Eric Adams is being harangued by the political left for refusing to separate his faith from his office. At an interfaith breakfast hosted at… Read More
Public Education
NYC teacher assigns genders and sexual preferences to video game characters for student clubA 9th grade teacher in New York shared a Power Point presentation with students which gave popular video game characters various genders and sexual identities. Remy Elliott, who… Read More
Christian Schools, Legislation
School choice group reaffirms support for Catholic educationA dispute on social media over the weekend gave school choice advocates the opportunity to clarify Catholic education’s value for urban communities. The conflict had to do with… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Cartoon book about gender identity in New York middle school has parent furiousA parent in Dutchess County, New York is asking a local school why cartoon books about gender identity are available in her childâs middle school library. Kristi Rollman… Read More
Legislation
School choice in blue states, too? New York Gov. Kathy Hochul plans to expand charter schoolsSchool choice is increasingly receiving bi-partisan support as some Democrats join Republicans in the movement to give families more choices in education. Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul just announced a … Read More
Culture
God may not pick the winners, but a âspiritual awakeningâ is taking place in an NFL locker roomIn the wake of Billsâ safety Damar Hamlinâs on-field resuscitation Jan. 2, it seems a spiritual revival is taking place in the Buffalo locker room. Billsâ quarterback Josh… Read More
Culture
Kirk Cameron plans national library tour to promote family values and freedomAfter successfully promoting his new childrenâs book at previously unwelcoming public libraries, actor and writer Kirk Cameron is planning a national library tour. Cameronâs new book,… Read More
Legislation, Public Education
These states suffered an academic plunge despite spending more per student(reimaginED) â Itâs award season here at reimaginED, and weâre reviewing a trend from âthe Nationâs Report Cardâ for low-income students who tested in all 50 states between 2003 and… Read More
Public Education
Report: New York has increased education spending, still needs accountability(The Center Square)Â â A study by a nonpartisan watchdog group released Monday found that education spending has risen substantially in New York in recent years and that the state still… Read More
Public Education
Amid teacher shortage, 850 more unvaccinated New York City school workers fired, total nearing 2,000ÂHundreds of New York City school employees were just fired for failing to comply with an 11-month-old COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The New York City Department of Education… Read More
Culture, Homeschools
Homeschool nonprofit counters unlawful challenges to parental freedomsÂA $2,000 bill just to process homeschool paperwork in New York? A threatening letter from a school district in West Virginia, stating that a student would be required… Read More
Public Education
K-12 education is part of NYC’s overall decline from glory days(reimaginED) â Geography lies at the heart of New Yorkâs success almost as much as it does for the United States as a whole. With the completion of the Erie… Read More
Culture
New York offers $15M in grants for abortion providers(The Center Square)Â â New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday the state was issuing $15 million worth of grants for abortion providers to expand access across the state. Fridayâs announcement… Read More
Culture
Inside Derek Jeterâs Catholic roots: How faith and family made him a baseball superstar(Religion Unplugged) â Yankee Stadium was packed to the rafters. The place was as loud as it typically would get when the New York Yankees played in a World… Read More
Public Education
NYC approves ‘get stuff done budget,’ including cuts in education as enrollment declines(The Center Square) â New York City has a decrease in education funding for the coming fiscal year in its record $101 billion budget. The new year begins July 1;… Read More
Public Education
NY lawmakers extend mayor’s authority over NYC schools, mandate smaller classes(The Center Square) â As the New York State Legislatureâs 2022 session was winding down, lawmakers in Albany reached an agreement on New York City public schools that extends the mayorâs… Read More
Opinion
Op-Ed: Genius move? NYC’s Black mayor bucks Progressives on the racial chessboard of ‘gifted’ education(The Center Square) â Mayor Eric Adamsâ plan to save accelerated education in New York City from progressive critics begins with students like Cassy Thimeâs daughter: a Black second-grader who… Read More
Legislation
No movement on charter cap, ‘zombie’ schools in New York(The Center Square)Â â Efforts to expand access to charter schools in New York were unsuccessful earlier this week when Democrats in the state Senate blocked a proposal to lift a… Read More
Public Education
New York schools set to finally lift mask mandate Wednesday(The Center Square) â New York expects to drop its mask mandate for schools on Wednesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul told reporters Sunday afternoon. The governor said that individual counties and… Read More
Christian Schools, Culture
Christian school in New York receives help from Buffalo Bills, Nike for new programDestiny Christian School in Rochester was one of a few dozen schools in New York to receive a grant and invitation to join a pilot high school athletic… Read More