NYC: Yeshiva Drops Secular Course Despite State Law Requiring It
The New York State Board of Regents has tried for years to enforce a state law requiring orthodox Jewish religious schools to teach core subjects...
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High School Students Excel in National Science Competition
The mainstream media loves to write negative stories about public schools. Here is a story featured in local news but mostly ignored by the national...
Bruce Baker Reviews a Deceptive Voucher Proposal for New York
Bruce Baker, an expert on school finance at Rutgers University, dissects a proposal for vouchers (“education savings accounts”) offered by the Manhattan Institute, a rightwing...
NH: “Moms for Liberty” Offer Cash for Catching a Teacher Teaching “Divisive Concepts”
Yes, you read that right. The astroturf Koch-funded “Moms for Liberty” is offering a $500 reward to anyone who catches a teacher teaching “divisive concepts,”...
Naftuli Moster: Yeshivas Must Be Brought into the 21st Century
Naftuli Moster is the Founder and Executive Director of YAFFED, a nonprofit organization focused on improving secular education in ultra-Orthodox yeshivas. He is a graduate...
Islip, New York: Six Students Refuse to Obey Mask Mandates, Backed by Parents
New York State mandated mask-wearing in school. Six students arrived at school in Islip without masks. They were directed to a separate room. Their parents...
Commack Public Schools Riven by Rage about CRT
The Commack Public School District is located on Long Island in New York. The district has about 79% white students, 9% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 1%...
Carol Corbett Burris: Why Do Charter Schools Get Away with Massive Fraud?
Carol Corbett Burris was a teacher and principal on Long Island, in New York state for many years. After retiring, she became executive director of...
A Bold Idea for Testing: Opt-In
The Ossining, New York, school district has a creative response to the federal mandate to administer tests at a time when children’s lives have been...
Port Washington School Board Demands Waiver from Spring Testing
The Port Washington Union Free School District on Long Island in New York wrote an excellent letter to their representatives in Congress. It is a...