Public Education
School board folds on banning porn in schools after threats from teacher’s union(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A school board in New York has reversed course on its decision to ban a number of books containing pornographic content from the school’s 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
Public Education
NYC public schools are being ‘overcrowded’ by immigrant students stuck without school choiceRising immigration rates are revealing fractures in the New York City public education system. NYC education officials recently reported that growing populations in dense areas are overwhelming some schools. More… Read More
Culture, Free Speech
Cancel culture comes to the Heartland: HeartlanderNews contributor’s talk canceled by libraryI had long heard that Fredonia, New York, was as close to Chicago as it was to New York City. So I checked. It’s not, but not by… Read More
Public Education
‘It’s a no-brainer’: NYC parents give reasons for moving their kids into charter schoolsTraditional public school kindergarten enrollment is plummeting in New York City as parents enroll their kids into better-performing charter schools. Angelina Almonte, mother of three and a public-school administrator, said… Read More
Public Education
New York mandate for smaller class sizes will cost taxpayers $2B a yearA new state law will force New York City to spend nearly $2 billion taxpayer funds annually on additional teaching positions. The bill, which was signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul… Read More
Culture
NYU hosts 6-month anti-racism reeducation for whites only in what critics say is imitation of segregation policiesNew York University (NYU) hosted a workshop series open to white public school parents, while barring parents of other races from participation in violation of civil rights laws, say critics. Read More
Culture
Former LGBT activist regrets ‘grooming’ kids in gender ideologyA former gay activist said she regrets indoctrinating kids into gender ideology, but she herself was indoctrinated before she really understood what the ideology was all about. “I started to… Read More
Public Education
New York middle school principal charged with attempted rape of high school girl, in latest case of alleged predation by school officialsA New York middle school principal has been charged with luring and the attempted rape of a 16-year-old girl after he was caught with condoms, chicken nuggets and a milkshake… Read More
Public Education
NYC Department of Education accuses Orthodox Jewish schools of failing students, even though they score higher than public schoolsNew York City has accused Orthodox Jewish, or yeshiva, schools of not adequately educating their students in “secular” topics. After an eight-year investigation, the NYC Department of Education… Read More
Public Education
‘It’s just unacceptable’: The border crisis is overwhelming schools in some of America’s most populated cities(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The crisis at the southern border is overwhelming school systems in several metropolitan areas of the country, according to multiple reports. New York City, Miami-Dade… Read More
Culture
LBGT activist and medical professor claims infants can be ‘non-binary,’ parents should adopt gender ideology ‘at birth or even before’A New York pediatrician and medical professor claims infants can be “non-binary,” therefore parents should adopt “gender ideology” for their children “at birth or even before.” Dr. Lauren T. Roth,… Read More
Culture
Parents of New York public school students shocked as gyms turn into migrant campsParents in New York City are protesting the arrival of scores of migrants as public school gymnasiums are set up to house the incoming busloads. The crisis comes as the… Read More
Culture
NY Gov. Kathy Hochul signs bill mandating abortion pills be available on college campuses(Daily Caller) – Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a legislation package on Tuesday that will require public universities provide abortion pills on campus, according to her press release. Read More
China, Crime
Criminal complaints filed against 44 Chinese operating ‘police stations’ in New York City(The Center Square) – Criminal complaints have been filed against at least 44 Chinese nationals for allegedly committing crimes against American citizens or residents on behalf of the People’s Republic… Read More
Culture
Damar Hamlin, the focus of national prayer just months ago, fully cleared for football returnDamar Hamlin has been cleared by doctors to resume all football activities just three months after a cardiac event nearly took his life. The Buffalo Bills’ safety got the green… Read More
Public Education
K-12 public schools in NYC cost nearly $40,000 per student. That’s more expensive than the average private universityPublic school funding in New York City is going through the roof – of the Empire State Building. Despite decreasing enrollment, NYC public schools are primed to spend nearly $38,000… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Middle schoolers allegedly ‘bullied’ peers into participating in LGBT ‘Day of Silence’(Daily Caller) – Students at Felix Festa Middle School in New York felt they were “bullied” into participating in an LGBTQ “Day of Silence,” according to an anonymous parent report… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Illegal entries at U.S. northern border continue to surge to record numbers(The Center Square) – Federal agents patrolling the U.S.-Canadian border in Vermont, upstate New York and New Hampshire continue to apprehend record numbers of foreign nationals illegally entering the U.S. Read More
President Donald Trump
Trump blasts prosecutor, President Biden after his arraignment(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump called the charges against him unprecedented election interference in a speech Tuesday night from his Mar-a-Lago home, just hours after pleading not guilty… Read More