#Assemblyman Ramos charters are a cure, not a virus

#Assemblyman Ramos charters are a cure, not a virus

“#Assemblyman Ramos charters are a cure, not a virus” In a bizarre tirade likening charter schools to COVID, Assemblyman Phil Ramos exposed himself and like-minded Democratic lawmakers as beyond ignorant. “Charter schools have kind of taken on the characteristics of coronavirus. We create a vaccine, and they morph into something else,” like the Delta and…

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#Andrew Cuomo’s eldercide was worse and other commentary

#Andrew Cuomo’s eldercide was worse and other commentary

“#Andrew Cuomo’s eldercide was worse and other commentary” Pandemic journal: Cuo’s Eldercide Was Worse Although Gov. Cuomo’s “sexual misconduct and egregious mishandling of COVID-19 are both heinous,” it shouldn’t be “controversial to assert killing the elderly through incompetence” is more “depraved,” writes Robert Schmad at the Washington Examiner. Yet the media are “flipping the moral…

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#Letters to the Editor — July 7, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — July 7, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — July 7, 2021” The Issue: The National Education Association’s plan to fund the teaching of critical race theory in schools. It was interesting reading the column “Union pushes race on kids” by Christopher Rufo (July 6). I do not and never have supported this type of indoctrination for our children….

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#Letters to the Editor — June 19, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — June 19, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — June 19, 2021” The Issue: Parents in Queens who feel forced to pull their kids out of endlessly failing city public schools. We have tried with no success to improve our public schools for decades — mostly by pouring more and more money into the system (“Demanding Schools That Work,”…

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#CUNY professors’ union rebukes Israel in pro-Palestinian resolution

#CUNY professors’ union rebukes Israel in pro-Palestinian resolution

“#CUNY professors’ union rebukes Israel in pro-Palestinian resolution” The union representing CUNY professors has passed a one-sided resolution rebuking Israel for recent attacks on Palestinians — adding that it may support the movement to boycott and divest from the Jewish state. The Professional Staff Congress’ resolution conspicuously omits any mention of Hamas launching rockets into…

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#Randi Weingarten keeps digging a deeper hole

#Randi Weingarten keeps digging a deeper hole

“#Randi Weingarten keeps digging a deeper hole” “Teachers are tired; they are exhausted. We have to find a way to repair and nourish them as well as families in terms of attracting and retaining our teaching force,” American Federation of Teachers boss Randi Weingarten whined Friday. We guess she’s trying the “pity us” card after…

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#President Biden’s charter-school dis

#President Biden’s charter-school dis

“#President Biden’s charter-school dis” In a fresh sign of teacher-union sway over President Joe Biden, this is the first Charter School Week in 30 years not to be marked by a presidential proclamation. That’s right: Every president going back to Bill Clinton saw fit to recognize these alternative public schools and the work they do…

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