#Suppressing the stats that make progressives look bad

#Suppressing the stats that make progressives look bad

“Suppressing the stats that make progressives look bad” What do you do when the data don’t fit your ideology? Increasingly, modern progressives — from the educrats of New York’s Board of Regents to the capitalists running energy giant BP — look to suppress them. BP, reports Reuters, is considering killing its annual Statistical Review of…

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#NYC kids need real books, not woke BS

#NYC kids need real books, not woke BS

“NYC kids need real books, not woke BS” Anastasia Higginbotham, a white Brooklynite children’s book author, knows what New York City kids need to learn. Not math or English or science. Nope: They need lessons on racism. And queerness. And liberation.  All are themes in her “What You Don’t Know” — a book that has…

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#NY Regents on a slow march to zero graduation standards

#NY Regents on a slow march to zero graduation standards

“NY Regents on a slow march to zero graduation standards” Once again, the state Board of Regents is using the pandemic as an excuse for lowering high-school graduation requirements: letting students more easily appeal failing scores on Regents exams through the end of this school year.  Seniors must score a 65 or higher to pass…

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#Elise Stefanik accuses NY officials of spending COVID money on CRT

#Elise Stefanik accuses NY officials of spending COVID money on CRT

“Elise Stefanik accuses NY officials of spending COVID money on CRT” A top House Republican is accusing New York education officials of using federal pandemic-relief funds to promote “critical race theory” in public schools across the state. Upstate Congresswoman Elise Stefanik recently fired off a letter to state Education Commissioner Betty Rosa demanding a “complete…

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#NYS Board of Regents is no place for racist Shino Tanikawa

#NYS Board of Regents is no place for racist Shino Tanikawa

“NYS Board of Regents is no place for racist Shino Tanikawa” Maybe the Legislature’s leaders’ reluctance to renew mayoral control of New York City’s public-school system is more than just an effort to torture Mayor Eric Adams. Their latest pick for the Board of Regents, which controls the State Education Department, is certainly a grim…

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