#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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#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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#Schools Chancellor Carranza to NYC parents: Drop dead!

#Schools Chancellor Carranza to NYC parents: Drop dead!

“#Schools Chancellor Carranza to NYC parents: Drop dead!” City Hall and the Department of Education blindsided parents again Monday, this time with an announcement that November would be the only time they can opt their kids out of all-remote learning for the rest of the school year. For months, Chancellor Richard Carranza told parents they’d…

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#New bill would give loaded laptop to every NYC student

#New bill would give loaded laptop to every NYC student

“#New bill would give loaded laptop to every NYC student” The city will have to give a laptop loaded with “culturally responsive” textbooks to every student under a bill to be introduced next week by Council Members Ben Kallos and Farah Louis. The measure was prompted by a Department of Education official’s stunning testimony at…

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