#NYC school admissions changes require more scrutiny

#NYC school admissions changes require more scrutiny

“#NYC school admissions changes require more scrutiny” The specialized high school admissions exam is safe from sweeping changes — at least for now, the state Senate’s Big Apple education committee boss told The Post this week. City Hall announced revamped admissions policies last week that scrapped academic screens for middle school kids next year to…

Read More
#De Blasio’s push for new ThriveNYC waste is latest low

#De Blasio’s push for new ThriveNYC waste is latest low

“#De Blasio’s push for new ThriveNYC waste is latest low” New York City’s co-mayors, doubling down on derangement, say their Christmas gift to Gotham will be 150 new social workers. Oh goody, because a city teetering on COVID-driven bankruptcy can never have too many social workers. Even when most Gothamites would doubtless rather their dough…

Read More
#Bill de Blasio triples down on worthless ThriveNYC

#Bill de Blasio triples down on worthless ThriveNYC

“#Bill de Blasio triples down on worthless ThriveNYC” What New York’s schoolchildren really need now, Mayor Bill de Blasio told the city on Monday, is . . . a mental-health quiz and more social workers. Yes, the mayor is tripling down on his wife’s ThriveNYC initiative, with an all-new, ill-defined focus on counseling for students…

Read More
#De Blasio, Carranza strike a deadly blow to NYC school standards

#De Blasio, Carranza strike a deadly blow to NYC school standards

“#De Blasio, Carranza strike a deadly blow to NYC school standards” It’s beyond disgraceful that Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza are exploiting the pandemic to forward their war on standards in the public schools. On Friday, they announced they’re scrapping academic-based screening for middle schools this year, substituting an admissions lottery….

Read More
#The DOI’s unfair slam of the NYPD

#The DOI’s unfair slam of the NYPD

“#The DOI’s unfair slam of the NYPD” Friday’s city Department of Investigation report on the NYPD’s performance in handling the chaotic Black Lives Matter protests this spring wasn’t the utter slam that headlines and Mayor Bill de Blasio’s video apology made it seem, but it’s still unrealistic and unfair. In particular, the report’s focus on…

Read More
#NYC alternate side parking suspended all week

#NYC alternate side parking suspended all week

“#NYC alternate side parking suspended all week” Mayor Bill de Blasio has finally delivered something to cheer about — scrapping alternate side street parking all week for the holidays. “We have a BIG announcement on something that brings out a LOT of passion — yes, I’m talking about Alternate Side Parking,” Hizzoner tweeted early Sunday….

Read More
#What the New York Times hasn’t admitted: Goodwin

#What the New York Times hasn’t admitted: Goodwin

“#What the New York Times hasn’t admitted: Goodwin” The best stories in The New York Times often involve the Gray Lady’s self-flagellation over a doozy of a mistake, and Saturday was one of those days. The paper was crowded with confessions, explanations and apologies over a disgraced podcast called “Caliphate” that went off the rails…

Read More
#NYC schools close as COVID-19 cases in students, staff soar

#NYC schools close as COVID-19 cases in students, staff soar

“#NYC schools close as COVID-19 cases in students, staff soar” The number of NYC students and staff testing positive for COVID-19 is rising, forcing the Department of Education to shutter more classrooms and schools to stem the spread. On Friday,  48 students and 86 DOE employees, including teachers, tested positive — bringing the total since…

Read More