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...
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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...
New York: A Sample Opt Out Letter
LisaM says: Oh, you tell that to all the administrators and state Ed people I had to deal with. If one didn’t send their child...
NYSAPE Urges Parents to Opt Out of Biden Testing
New York State Allies for Public Education has led the successful opt out movement in their state for years. As much as 20% of all...
Breaking News! New York State Asks Feds for Testing Waiver for This Spring!
New York State education officials have agreed to request a waiver from the Secretary of Education from federally mandated testing this spring, due to the...
If You Love Public Higher Education, Fight for It
I posted a delightful article by Jennifer Raab, President of Hunter College, celebrating the importance of public higher education, which has provided opportunity to so...
Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus: It’s Called Public Education
This is a beautiful article by Jennifer Raab, president of Hunter College, which is part of the City University of New York. It appeared in...