#Letters to the Editor — March 7, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — March 7, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — March 7, 2021” Blocking chartersIn September 1957, Arkansas Democratic Gov. Orval Faubus used that state’s National Guard to prevent black children from attending the school to which they were entitled (“Lift the Charter Cap Now,” Editorial, March 3). Now, over 60 years later, The Post is asking that the number…

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#DOE must provide NYC charter schools with COVID-19 tests

#DOE must provide NYC charter schools with COVID-19 tests

“#DOE must provide NYC charter schools with COVID-19 tests” The Department of Education must begin administering COVID-19 tests in charter schools, a court ruled Friday. New York County Supreme Court Justice Frank Nervo determined that the DOE “shall provide and administer COVID-19 screening tests to students and staff of charter schools upon identical terms as…

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#Public school parents are fleeing to charters, too

#Public school parents are fleeing to charters, too

“#Public school parents are fleeing to charters, too” In this pandemic-stricken school year, one sector of New York City public education has thrived: Publicly financed, privately run charter schools in the city saw their enrollment boom by nearly 10,000 this term, new data show.    Charters have managed to thrive despite state-mandated enrollment caps and…

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#Team Biden’s backward hostility to charter schools

#Team Biden’s backward hostility to charter schools

“#Team Biden’s backward hostility to charter schools” Joe Biden is expected to name Connecticut Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona as his education secretary Wednesday. Given rumors about the president-elect tapping union officials for the job, this is a relief. Still, reformers and school-choice advocates shouldn’t let their guards down. In a recent interview with the Education…

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#NYC is in need of a great leader: Goodwin

#NYC is in need of a great leader: Goodwin

“#NYC is in need of a great leader: Goodwin” Another day, another candidate for New York City mayor. If only quantity could substitute for quality. We’re approaching a dozen already and it’s worrisome that there’s little evidence the candidates have learned much from Mayor de Blasio’s numerous and critical failings. Wary of offending his supporters…

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#When it can’t take attendance, NYC’s public-school system has stopped working

#When it can’t take attendance, NYC’s public-school system has stopped working

“#When it can’t take attendance, NYC’s public-school system has stopped working” One silver lining of sorts from this whole dreadful pandemic: It has exposed the fundamental dysfunction of the city’s public-schools system and the utter incompetence of Chancellor Richard Carranza. Any learning now happening is despite Carranza, his bureaucracy and the United Federation of Teachers….

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