#Education Department investigating anti-Semitism at Illinois

#Education Department investigating anti-Semitism at Illinois

“#Education Department investigating anti-Semitism at Illinois” URBANA, Ill. — Allegations of anti-Semitism at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are being investigated by the U.S. Department of Education, university officials said Monday. Spokesman Robin Kaler said the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights notified the university of the investigation on Friday. Allegations filed with the…

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#Shameless profiteering by the NYC Department of Education

#Shameless profiteering by the NYC Department of Education

“#Shameless profiteering by the NYC Department of Education” Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza needs to tell his minions to stop trying to cash in on the pandemic: NY1 reports that the Department of Education is even trying to milk its nonprofit community partners. The DOE claims that it’s just sharing its increased costs for COVID-related cleaning…

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#NYC conduct remote lessons from hammocks, moving cars

#NYC conduct remote lessons from hammocks, moving cars

“#NYC conduct remote lessons from hammocks, moving cars” The oddities of remote instruction now include teachers who can conduct classes just about anywhere — from the back seat of a moving car to a backyard hammock, officials acknowledge. A student at Edward R. Murrow High School in Brooklyn was stunned last week when teacher Nyeesha…

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#Fresh signs that Carranza doesn’t give a damn about NYC’s schoolchildren

#Fresh signs that Carranza doesn’t give a damn about NYC’s schoolchildren

“#Fresh signs that Carranza doesn’t give a damn about NYC’s schoolchildren” City Department of Education officials are crediting their “restorative justice” initiatives with bringing school suspensions to a record low during the 2019-2020 school year, Chalkbeat reports. Huh? Kids weren’t in school, so couldn’t do much to earn suspension for the final three months of…

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#NY State resurrects fight over private-school curriculum standard

#NY State resurrects fight over private-school curriculum standard

“#NY State resurrects fight over private-school curriculum standard” The fight over school independence is set to flare once again. The state is reviving its plan to hold private-school curriculum to public-school standards. The New York State Education Department has announced a series of public meetings in the coming months as it develops a “substantial equivalency”…

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