#Why charter schools are NYC’s best hope to save public education

#Democrats’ disgraceful war on schools that actually teach poor, minority children

“#Democrats’ disgraceful war on schools that actually teach poor, minority children” Charter schools are by far the most successful innovation in public education of the last half-century — notably, the first to regularly offer first-rate schooling to lower-income, urban black and Hispanic families. Yet the Biden administration and Democrats in Congress (and in state legislatures…

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#A rising ‘Anti-Racist’ menace and other commentary

#A rising ‘Anti-Racist’ menace and other commentary

“#A rising ‘Anti-Racist’ menace and other commentary” Medical beat: A Rising ‘Anti-Racist’ Menace In a guest column at Bari Weiss’ Common Sense site, Katie Herzog highlights “the rapid spread of a deeply illiberal ideology in the country’s most important medical institutions.” Call it “wokeness, social justice, critical race theory, anti-racism,” but some doctors “insist that…

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#Kathryn Garcia backs lifting city charter school cap

#Kathryn Garcia backs lifting city charter school cap

“#Kathryn Garcia backs lifting city charter school cap” Mayoral candidate Kathryn Garcia wants Albany to expand the number of New York City charter schools, she said Monday. “I do support raising the charter cap because I want every kid to have the opportunity,” Garcia told a virtual candidate forum for charter school parents and supporters…

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#Handling the ranked ballot: Goodwin

#Handling the ranked ballot: Goodwin

“#Handling the ranked ballot: Goodwin” The ranked-choice ballot system most New York voters will face for the first time next month has candidates searching for ways to extend their appeal. A refrain among Democrats running in the mayoral primary is the request to “make me your second choice.” It sounds odd, but increasingly looks like…

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#President Biden’s charter-school dis

#President Biden’s charter-school dis

“#President Biden’s charter-school dis” In a fresh sign of teacher-union sway over President Joe Biden, this is the first Charter School Week in 30 years not to be marked by a presidential proclamation. That’s right: Every president going back to Bill Clinton saw fit to recognize these alternative public schools and the work they do…

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#The Post says Eric Adams should be NYC’s next mayor

#The Post says Eric Adams should be NYC’s next mayor

“#The Post says Eric Adams should be NYC’s next mayor” New York City stands at the crossroads. Will we continue to surrender our streets to homelessness, filth, crime and guns, to betray our children’s future, to push away residents, businesses and wealth? With the end of the disastrous Bill de Blasio era, the challenge will…

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