#Lift the cap on charter schools now!

#Lift the cap on charter schools now!

“#Lift the cap on charter schools now!” With Washington dumping billions on New York City’s public-school system, the Legislature’s main excuse for not raising the cap on charter schools in the city is now toast, points out State University board chief Merryl Tisch. The question now is whether lawmakers will come up with some new,…

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#Consumers to get socked with higher prices in 2021

#Consumers to get socked with higher prices in 2021

“#Consumers to get socked with higher prices in 2021” Americans looking to spend a little money as they emerge from the pandemic are about to get pinched by rising prices everywhere they turn. Consumers can expect to start forking over more — if they aren’t already — at grocery stores, coffee shops, drugstores, gas stations…

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#The year’s most badass movie

#The year’s most badass movie

“#The year’s most badass movie” Running time: 118 minutes. Rated R (violence and language throughout, some sexual references.) In theaters. Jason Statham is the Baryshnikov of badassery.  In “Wrath of Man,” the actor’s character, called H, breathtakingly kills 10 people like he’s doing a chassé into a glorious grand jeté onstage at Lincoln Center. (Look…

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#Letters to the Editor — May 7, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — May 7, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — May 7, 2021” The Issue: The city Department of Education’s move to substitute Indigenous People’s Day for Columbus Day. The New York City Department of Education’s initial decision to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous People’s Day was a maladroit bit of revisionist pandering (“Erasing Columbus in the Dark,” Editorial, May…

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#’Big Sky’ sets the bar for shocking TV deaths

#’Big Sky’ sets the bar for shocking TV deaths

“#’Big Sky’ sets the bar for shocking TV deaths” “Big Sky” exploded the prime-time playbook by killing off ostensible star Ryan Phillippe in its premiere last fall — and it was just getting started. The grim reaper has dropped his scythe on several lead “Big Sky” characters since then with an alarming regularity on the…

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