#COVID case counts? Total nonsense

#COVID case counts? Total nonsense

“COVID case counts? Total nonsense” Congratulations to our public health masterminds for finally catching up with the reality that raw COVID case numbers are worse than useless as a metric.  A new survey of adults in New York City suggests that our testing regime may have missed more than 1.3 million cases between January and…

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#Michigan Kindergarteners at Grand River Academy drink liquor in school, left feeling dizzy

#Michigan Kindergarteners at Grand River Academy drink liquor in school, left feeling dizzy

“Michigan Kindergarteners at Grand River Academy drink liquor in school, left feeling dizzy” Multiple kindergarteners were left feeling loopy after sipping ready-to-drink Jose Cuervo margaritas that a young girl brought to her Michigan school and shared with her classmates. The students drank the cocktails from Dixie Cups during snack time at Grand River Academy in…

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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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#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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#Letters to the Editor — April 10, 2022

#Letters to the Editor — April 10, 2022

“Letters to the Editor — April 10, 2022” Thomas’ HatersRich Lowry laid out the consistent, long-running attack on Justice Clarence Thomas from the left (“Doubting Thomases,” PostOpinion, April 2).Now Democrats are attacking him for the views of his wife. They will stoop to any low to get rid of him. What does this tell us?…

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#NYC students have personal data hacked

#NYC students have personal data hacked

“NYC students have personal data hacked” The personal data of about 820,000 current and former New York City public school students was compromised in a January hack. The breach of Illuminate, a taxpayer-funded software company the city’s Department of Education uses to track grades and attendance, resulted in a hacker gaining access to students’ names,…

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#NYC education panel breaks with city to reject M contract

#NYC education panel breaks with city to reject $82M contract

“NYC education panel breaks with city to reject $82M contract” A “rubber stamp” no more.  The Panel for Education Policy, which is notoriously amenable to City Hall’s school directives, rejected an $82 million contract on Wednesday night, which watchdogs believe has only happened once before in its history.  The unusual referendum on a temporary staffing…

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#NYC PTA treasurer indicted for stealing 5K from school

#NYC PTA treasurer indicted for stealing $185K from school

“NYC PTA treasurer indicted for stealing $185K from school” An Upper East Side PTA treasurer was indicted Tuesday for allegedly stealing $185,000 from his kid’s elementary school to help fund a lavish lifestyle that included trips to the Caribbean and high-end clothing. Marc Haynes, 34, the former co-treasurer of the East Side Elementary School, PS…

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