#Beware Biden’s Department of Education

#Beware Biden’s Department of Education

“#Beware Biden’s Department of Education” Last week, the Senate Education Committee held a confirmation hearing for a woman who has arguably done more than any other government official to fan the flames of America’s culture war: Catherine Lhamon. President Joe Biden has nominated Lhamon to return for a second stint as assistant secretary in the…

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#Letters to the Editor — July 18, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — July 18, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — July 18, 2021” Toppling LeeIs taking down the statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee going to make the lives of the people of Charl­ottesville, Va., better (“Robert E. ‘Lee’ving,” July 11)? The old expression of philosopher George Santayana, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” sort…

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#Foolish US schools going for woke

#Foolish US schools going for woke

“#Foolish US schools going for woke” A majority of American fourth- and eighth-graders can’t read or do math at grade level, according to the Education Department. And that assessment is from 2019, before the learning losses from pandemic school closures.  Whenever someone asks me about critical race theory, that statistic comes to mind. What’s the…

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#NYC Department of Education Dysfunction

#NYC Department of Education Dysfunction

“#NYC Department of Education Dysfunction” We start with the good news. In an agency notorious for a lack of consequences, it’s heartening that the Department of Education has moved to terminate Khurshid Abdul-Mutakabbir, a principal who fixed grades at his former school, Maspeth HS in Queens. Now, the bad news: What took so long? Why…

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#Disingenuous defenses of critical race theory

#Disingenuous defenses of critical race theory

“#Disingenuous defenses of critical race theory” The latest defense for teaching our children to be racially divisive? It’s free speech! Last week, The New York Times published an opinion piece by commentators David French, Kmele Foster, Thomas Chatterton Williams and Jason Stanley, who presented themselves as a heroic “cross-partisan group of thinkers.” They derided as…

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#The Post Says: Beware the word ‘standardize’

#The Post Says: Beware the word ‘standardize’

“#The Post Says: Beware the word ‘standardize’” In the waning days of his administration, and flush with cash, Mayor de Blasio can’t help but meddle, announcing a multi-million dollar initiative to standardize English and math in city schools.  If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on Google…

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