#Parents uncover major glitch in NYC school lottery system

#Parents uncover major glitch in NYC school lottery system

“Parents uncover major glitch in NYC school lottery system” A Manhattan mom discovered an embarrassing glitch in the city Department of Education lottery system used to match students with middle and high schools. When NYC students filled out their online applications for 2022-23, each kid automatically received a long string of random numbers from 0 to…

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#’Community circle’ classroom fad likely to do more harm than good

#’Community circle’ classroom fad likely to do more harm than good

“‘Community circle’ classroom fad likely to do more harm than good” America’s classrooms seem focused lately on just about everything except educating kids: progressive politics, social fads, psychological tinkering, fringe ideologies. Alas, we must add group therapy to that collection of non-academic pursuits: “Circle conversations” are appearing in more and more public schools, and even…

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#NYC school safety agent slashed at Bronx school: cops

#NYC school safety agent slashed at Bronx school: cops

“NYC school safety agent slashed at Bronx school: cops” A “heroic” NYPD school safety agent was slashed inside a Bronx elementary school Thursday morning — as he stepped in to protect a female guidance counselor whose irate ex-boyfriend showed up to attack her, cops said.  The 23-year-old suspect arrived at P.S. 69 Journey Prep School on…

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#Brooklyn students, families shattered after shooting

#Brooklyn students, families shattered after shooting

“Brooklyn students, families shattered after shooting” Some students in Sunset Park posted signs on their school’s windows during a shelter-in-place order after Tuesday’s nearby mass subway shooting — with one note pleading, “Make NYC Safe Again.” A shooter opened fire in a train car at the 36th Street station in Sunset Park during the morning…

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#Albany hates our kids but loves casinos

#Albany hates our kids but loves casinos

“Albany hates our kids but loves casinos” “It’s disappointing that Albany chose to lift the cap on casinos, but not charter schools,” Success Academy CEO Eva Moskowitz noted of the new state budget. Spot-on. It couldn’t be clearer. Gov. Kathy Hochul, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate chief Andrea Stewart-Cousins care about special interests and…

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#Eric Adams makes plea for mayoral control of NYC schools

#Eric Adams makes plea for mayoral control of NYC schools

“Eric Adams makes plea for mayoral control of NYC schools” Mayor Eric Adams on Sunday urged state lawmakers on Sunday to pass legislation allowing him to continue managing New York City public schools. The public plea came after Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed extension of mayoral control was left out of the state’s new $220 billion…

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#Great talk, but NYC needs results

#Great talk, but NYC needs results

“Great talk, but NYC needs results” Sunday marks Mayor Eric Adams’ 100th day in office. The man who wants to give New York back its swagger is saying (and in some cases doing) most of the right things. On crime, in particular, he’s hit back at Albany’s inadequate fixes in the state budget as leaving…

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