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EDUCATION
Head of swanky NYC prep school accused of ripping antisemitism task force as ‘power play by Jewish families’
The head of a swanky Manhattan prep school allegedly ripped a newly created antisemitism task force as a “joke” and nothing more than a “power play by Jewish families” to have him ousted, according to a new lawsuit. Collegiate School’s top administrator, David Lourie, is accused of deriding the task force after it was set up by the school’s board of trustees to weed out any potential antisemitism on the Upper West Side campus in the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attacks, papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court allege. The claims were laid bare in a wide-ranging gender...
NYC teacher’s groups push anti-Israel walkout by hundreds of public school students
Hundreds of New York City kids walked out of school Friday and staged a pro-Palestinian protest that was promoted by several radical teacher groups. Some 350 students had descended on the Department of Education headquarters at the Tweed Courthouse in Lower Manhattan starting by 4 p.m.. They were seen waving signs on the front steps of the building calling for a cease-fire in Gaza and describing Israel’s military offensive on the region following the Oct. 7 terror attack as “genocide.” The walkout was organized by Teachers Unite and a handful of other groups, including NYC Educators for Palestine, the Palestine Youth Movement, Al-AWDA NY, Movement of MORE Rank-&-File Educators, and...
Columbia University, Epicenter of Gaza Protests, Launches New Revolt
Roughly 100 Columbia University students and alumni launched a “Revolt for Rafah” encampment on Friday night. Student protesters say their protest is a direct response to the Rafah massacre and a recent Washington Post article exposing a group of wealthy elites who used their power to influence New York City Mayor Eric Adams into using the police to quash student protests at Columbia University in April.Dubbed “Revolt for Rafah: Installation 1,” the encampment was launched on Alumni Reunion Weekend at Columbia University. To date, alumni have stated intent to withhold an estimated $67 million dollars in donations to the university...
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine Graduates Poised to Help Fill Physicians Shortages Nationwide
NUTLEY, NJ - At a time hospitals and health systems nationwide continue to face staffing shortages, 102 medical students from Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine (HMSOM) are saying “yes!’” to a career as a physician as they prepare to graduate June 6th and officially begin their medical careers in residency programs across the country. The medical students, whose experiences were uniquely shaped by the COVID-19 pandemic, include 75 students who came from the 2020 cohort of the medical school and 27 who completed their education in three years.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER HMSOM...
Teachers & Parents Beg BOE Not to Transfer Teachers to New Class Subjects in Different Grades
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – Many teachers and parents spoke against seemingly inappropriate teacher transfers during the May 30 South Orange Board of Education (BOE) Meeting. Deborah Bialer stated, “I've already written to you about my involuntary transfer, but I think it's only right that I speak in front of the public on my behalf. I love making a difference and have received countless letters from parents [and children] that touched my heart.” She continued, “After 23 years at Delia Bolden school, I was informed that I would be teaching second grade at Marshall. I have not taught language...
12-year-old Long Island prodigy heading to college
FOX 5 NY's Jodi Goldberg brings us the story of 12-year-old Suborno Bari, who is heading off to become a student at New York University this fall, despite being quite a bit younger than is fellow incoming classmates.
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine graduates 120 new doctors at the Apollo
Sign up for our acclaimed free weekday newsletter Editorially Black. Get the top Racial Equity stories of the day from America’s most influential oldest continuously published Black newspaper, serving the nation’s largest Black and brown community. Sign up to stay connected. The Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine (TouroCOM)...
Newark Academy Jazz Band Named No. 1 in the Country
WESTFIELD — Newark Academy’s jazz band, Chameleon, which includes four Westfield residents, was named the No. 1 high school jazz band in the country at the Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival this past weekend at Jazz at Lincoln Center. This was the first time...
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