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EDUCATION
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.
NYC tries to blame remote school failures on students with summer guilt trip
New York City public schools just canât quit remote learning, no matter how much of an educational and logistical disaster itâs proven to be again and again. Witness the latest debacle: Schools trying to guilt trip parents into forcing their kids to log on during an upcoming day off. Why should schoolkids be wasting time logging into Zoom instead of playing outside on a beautiful early June day, you ask? Because last time the schools tried to go full remote, during a February snow day, the system crashed. So now â the moronic argument runs â the onus is on kids to help the...
Head of swanky NYC prep school accused of ripping antisemitism task force as âpower play by Jewish familiesâ
The head of a swanky Manhattan prep school allegedly ripped a newly created antisemitism task force as a âjokeâ and nothing more than a âpower play by Jewish familiesâ to have him ousted, according to a new lawsuit. Collegiate Schoolâs top administrator, David Lourie, is accused of deriding the task force after it was set up by the schoolâs 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 Parents Outraged by DOEâs Summer Remote-Learning Simulation
New York City parents are not happy with the Department of Education (DOE) after being asked to log on alongside their children for a remote learning simulation during summer break. The move is set to help the system better prepare for this form of learning following a technical meltdown on a snow day in February 2024. Families are being asked to voluntarily log into their school systems on June 6 for a non-instructional activity during a pre-scheduled time slot. Administrators warn that the more people who participate, âthe more accurate and usefulâ the data from the event will be. According to...
New pro-Palestinian encampment set up at Columbia University
MORNING SIDE HEIGHTS, Manhattan (PIX 11) â About a month after encampments were officially cleared from Columbia Universityâs campus, another encampment has been set up on the schoolâs south lawn. The encampment began going up Friday night, according to posts on social media. Protestors tell PIX11 News the encampment has interrupted some events planned for the [âŠ]
Class of 2024: Moore Catholic High School graduates 83 students (79 photos)
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Hochul meets with Israel's new NY consul general day after alleged hate crime outside yeshiva; pair discuss safety of Jewish students on campuses
âToday I met with the Governor of New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul. I thanked her for her consistent and unwavering support for the State of Israel and the Jewish communities,â ambassador Ofir Akunis, X Thursday afternoon.
Manhassetâs Giulia DiRaimo Graduates From College Of The Holy Cross
Giulia DiRaimo of Manhasset received a Bachelor of Arts degree Magna Cum Laude from College of the Holy Cross. DiRaimo is among 751 bachelor of arts degree recipients Holy Cross celebrated at its 178th Commencement held in person on Friday, May 24 at the DCU Center in Worcester. Dr. Laurie Leshin, director of NASAâs Jet Propulsion Laboratory and former president of Worcester Polytechnic Institute delivered this yearâs address to the Class of 2024 and received an honorary degree.
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