Predictably, not consulting parents and holding a ‘Hijab Day’ at a school led to outrage and calls from parents. But who was behind it? The principal and, in part, the Department of Education’s ‘Islamophobia’ fear-mongering rhetoric….
Topic: New York
Ithaca College President Resigns after Pressure from Students
The hurtful language lynch mob’s reign continues to spread across American college campuses.
‘Free’ Community College means a $232 Million Bill for New York Per Year
So much for free stuff, huh? That’s expensive.
Botched Dorm Residence Transition Puts Students in Danger in New York’s SUNY-Broome
The residence hall’s housing director resigned due to a scandal where it was discovered he was sleeping with one of the students in the new dorm residences, in addition to dangerous incidents such as a…
Poll: New Yorkers don’t like Common Core
The results are telling: “By a 40-21 percent margin, voters say Common Core standards have worsened, not improved, public education, with another 21 percent saying they have had little impact,” Greenberg said. “Looking forward, a…
Adjuncts Vote to Unionize at Ithaca College
Cue the new adjuncts union-vs.-administration-and-full-time-faculty at Ithaca College in upstate New York.
Pre-K Progressive Push
On a panel promoting pre-Kindergarten programs at a conference recently in Austin, Texas, a pair of government officials–one local, one federal–made their case. Representing the City of New York, Richard Buery suggested that employing universal…
Another School Postpones Screening of ‘American Sniper’ after Muslim Students Complain
As Campus Reform reported: “Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, New York postponed its screening of American Sniper, scheduled to show April 10, after receiving a request from the school’s Muslim Students Association (MSA) to…
The Left Protests Common Core
Opposition to the Common Core education reforms embraced by the Obama Administration is growing, and not just on the political right. The latest issue of the decidedly left-wing journal Rethinking Schools carries two items on…
New York, Connecticut Considering Laws to Prejudge Students Accused of Rape
Prejudging students who are accused of rape is now the new thing for college administrators and now state lawmakers in New York and Connecticut. This isn’t a good thing, considering that the American legal system…