Tag: education

NYC Mayoral Candidate Eric Adams Pledges to Preserve the Gifted and Talented Program

The front-running New York mayoral candidate said in an interview with CCN that he would preserve the Gifted and Talented (G&T) program should he become the next mayor. “We need to expand the Gifted and Talented program, [it] was isolated to certain communities. That created segregation in our classroom,” Adams said. Current New York City…


NYC Parents and Officials Rally to Preserve Gifted and Talented Program

Parents of diverse ethnic backgrounds gathered outside the Department of Education on Thursday to demand that NYC’s Gifted and Talented (G&T) program be preserved. Several city officials accompanied the more than 200 parents and supporters from all five administrative districts and condemned the mayor’s leftist “political education” agenda. Mayor Bill de Blasio, who has less…


Loudoun County Superintendent Appears to Admit District Violated State Law by Not Reporting Sexual Assault

The superintendent of a Virginia school district on Friday appeared to admit the district violated state law in failing to properly report alleged sexual assaults, as a state official confirmed the matter is under review. Loudoun County Public Schools Superintendent Scott Ziegler made the admission during a brief appearance before reporters, where he read a…


Heartbeats Behind the Badge: How Love Keeps NYPD Officers Serving the Next Generation

The NYPD is the largest and one of the oldest police departments in the United States and New York City streets are known for being New York tough, so the New York City police department needs to be even tougher. But to see what goes on behind that tough exterior, we spoke to NYPD officers,…


Texas House Passes Bill Requiring Students Compete on Sports Teams Matching Sex Assigned at Birth

All student athletes in Texas public schools would be required to compete on teams that match their sex assigned at birth, under a bill that cleared the state House on Thursday. House Bill 25, which was approved in a party-line 76–54 vote, would restrict public school students to playing on sports teams matching the biological…


Win for Virginia Parents After Loudon County School Board Member Announces Resignation

Embattled Loudoun County, Virginia, School Board member Beth Barts, who was the subject of a recall petition, announced Friday that she will resign from her position in November. “This was not an easy decision or a decision made in haste. After much thought and careful consideration, it is the right decision for me and my…


Ohio State Education Board Repeals Racial Equity Resolution, Condemns ‘Collective Guilt’ Training

The Ohio State Board of Education has rescinded a racial equity resolution it adopted last summer, citing a “troubling focus” on students’ skin color rather than their character. The resolution in question, approved in July 2020 amid the nationwide unrest sparked by George Floyd’s death, highlighted “significant gaps” in academic performance between black students and…


Pennsylvania School Boards Association Quits National School Boards Association

A controversial letter sent to President Joe Biden, in which the National School Boards Association (NSBA) asked that some parents attending school board meetings be considered domestic terrorists, was the final straw for the Pennsylvania School Boards Association (PSBA). The letter (PDF) prompted the Department of Justice to announce that the FBI and U.S. attorneys would…


Parent Challenges North Carolina School Board to Investigate Sexually Explicit Material Found in School Library

A North Carolina parent cited state law in pointing the Wake County School Board to possible felonious, sexually explicit material found in one of its libraries. Chad Slotta told the board in its Oct. 5 meeting that one of his children found the book, “Lawn Boy” by Jonathan Evison in the school’s library. The book,…


Family of Girl Allegedly Raped in School Bathroom to Sue Loudoun County School District

The family of a Loudoun County, Virginia girl who was allegedly raped by a male student at school earlier this year, is pursuing a legal challenge against the school district. “Attorneys for the family of the Stone Bridge High School student who was sexually assaulted in the girls’ restroom on May 28 by a boy…