#Valedictorian’s mic cut after speaking about his sexuality

#Valedictorian’s mic cut after speaking about his sexuality

“#Valedictorian’s mic cut after speaking about his sexuality” A South Jersey high school valedictorian said school officials cut his mic after he began speaking about his LGBTQ identity at graduation. Bryce Dershem’s speech at Eastern Regional High School in Voorhees last Saturday touched on his experiences with sexuality, mental illness and disordered eating, according to…

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#The one class every American high schooler needs to take

#The one class every American high schooler needs to take

“#The one class every American high schooler needs to take” We live in anxious times. But many times in our past were far more anxious, and the reasons for anxiety then were more compelling. Consider, for example, the situation facing the world in the early months of 1941, when Hitler’s triumphant armies controlled continental Europe,…

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#Killing the elite-schools exam is just shooting the messenger

#Killing the elite-schools exam is just shooting the messenger

“#Killing the elite-schools exam is just shooting the messenger” New chancellor, same old response to the vexingly few black and Hispanic students scoring seats at the city’s top public high schools: Like her predecessor, Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter blames the test itself. In the latest round of acceptances, Asians won 53.7 percent of all seats;…

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#NYC parents seethe at campaign-for-credit offer from Eric Adams

#NYC parents seethe at campaign-for-credit offer from Eric Adams

“#NYC parents seethe at campaign-for-credit offer from Eric Adams” Forget pay-to-play: for high schoolers, make it campaign-for-credit. An email seeking teen volunteers for the mayoral bid of Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams — and promising bogus “classroom credit” in exchange — was blasted out to parents from Tottenville High School’s official email account this week,…

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