#Could a new GOP bill save campus free speech?

#Could a new GOP bill save campus free speech?

“#Could a new GOP bill save campus free speech?” This summer, Rep. Greg Murphy (R-NC) introduced the Campus Free Speech Restoration Act, designed to enhance free expression in American universities. Murphy’s bill defines “expressive activities” to include peaceful assembly, speaking and listening, and protects them from “improperly restrictive” institutional incursions, such as speech codes, bias response…

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#Charter schools gained over public during pandemic: report

#Charter schools gained over public during pandemic: report

“#Charter schools gained over public during pandemic: report” Charter schools scooped up hundreds of thousands of additional students across the U.S. during the coronavirus outbreak while enrollment plunged at traditional public schools amid building closures and inferior virtual learning, a new report reveals. Charter school enrollment increased by 7.1 percent nationally during 2020-’21 amid the…

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#Bill de Blasio announces new weekly COVID-19 school testing

#Bill de Blasio announces new weekly COVID-19 school testing

“#Bill de Blasio announces new weekly COVID-19 school testing” Students and staff at New York City public schools will be tested every week, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday — a day after the city’s teachers union demand ramped up testing frequency.  “We will now go to weekly testing. We’ll be testing in elementary, middle and high…

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#Hochul, de Blasio defend vax mandates despite legal challenges

#Hochul, de Blasio defend vax mandates despite legal challenges

“#Hochul, de Blasio defend vax mandates despite legal challenges” ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Bill de Blasio vowed to proceed with vaccine mandates in New York City and across the Empire State — despite separate legal challenges to the directives.  Hochul said her administration intentionally did not include religious exemptions for the mandatory…

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#Letters to the Editor — Sept. 6, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — Sept. 6, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — Sept. 6, 2021” The Issue: The New York City Department of Education’s push to ban honor rolls and class rankings. Honor rolls and awards should definitely be abolished, but not for the reasons stated by the Department of Education (“DOE’s War on Excellence,” Editorial, Sept. 2). The editorial board is…

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#Deep parental divisions exist on COVID controversies about schooling, poll finds

#Deep parental divisions exist on COVID controversies about schooling, poll finds

“#Deep parental divisions exist on COVID controversies about schooling, poll finds” A new survey of city parents revealed deep divisions on several schooling controversies ahead of the new academic year. Organized by the pro-accelerated learning advocacy group PLACE-NYC, the poll of more than 5,000 city families found divides on issues ranging from mandatory masking and…

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#Education Department to cancel .1B of debt for ITT Tech students

#Education Department to cancel $1.1B of debt for ITT Tech students

“#Education Department to cancel $1.1B of debt for ITT Tech students” The US Department of Education is canceling more than $1.1 billion in student debt for 115,000 borrowers who attended the now-defunct ITT Technical Institute, once one of the nation’s largest for-profit college chains by revenue. The Education Department announced Thursday that the move is based…

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