From the New York Post: The state this year lowered the number of answers kids needed to get right on 11 of the 12 Common Core exams, fueling concerns that rising scores were inflated. In…
Topic: New York City
EXCLUSIVE Interview with Fox News’ Todd Starnes
Fox News’ Todd Starnes discusses topics such as the recent attacks in New Jersey, New York and Minnesota, 2016’s presidential election, and The Left’s gender agenda.
Justice, feminism and girls who grow up too quickly: a Q&A with Yasmin Vafa
The pedestrians were walking; taxi drivers honking; kids running; metros moving; baristas brewing; businessmen chatting. And it didn’t take long for the city to appear as if it had fully woken up. The sun was…
‘The War on Cops’ by Heather Mac Donald: A Book Review
In light of the violent Black Lives Matter (BLM) rhetoric, protests and the murder of five Dallas police officers, Heather Mac Donald’s book, The War on Cops, rebuts much of the BLM and anti-police rhetoric…
Not Using Gender Neutral Pronouns could lead to Fines in New York City
This is a serious story…being fined for not saying ‘ze’ or ‘hir,’ which are gender neutral pronouns.
Politically Correct College Tour
You cannot walk through a tour of most colleges without getting lectured about the need for “diversity” and the prevalence of women’s and even queer studies. My youngest son and I took a tour of…
Little Student Interest in Sexual Violence Prevention Workshops at Barnard
The women’s-only Barnard College, affiliated with Columbia University, held sexual violence prevention workshops after a survey of students found high rates of assault. But, only the student paper’s reporter showed up for them.
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…
Bill de Blasio’s Pre-K Program is Social Engineering
A really good take by Joy Pullmann, writing for The Federalist. “So New York City social planners have decided they know what’s best for everyone, based on two specific demographics that are suspiciously similar to…
Happy Holidaze, from New York City
In New York City schools, kids are learning Rs: reading, writing, and Ramadan. Thanks to the far-Left priorities of Mayor Bill de Blasio (D), city schools have added two Muslim holidays to the school calendar…