A lesson in why small class sizes don’t matter
As America’s students begin the new school year, they’re facing historic learning deficits. Elected officials have failed to confront the crisis and help students make up lost ground. Instead, many…
Letters to the Editor — Aug. 19, 2023
The Issue: An injunction to prevent NJ schools from having to notify parents if their kids want to switch genders. Parents have a self-evident right to have a seat at…
South Korea is cutting ‘killer questions’ from an 8-hour exam some blame for a fertility rate crisis
Seoul, South Korea CNN — Raising a child in South Korea is no easy task. By the time their toddlers can walk, many parents have already begun scouting out elite…
NYC schools should worry less about ‘mindful breathing’ and more about reading
“We’ve never been taught how to breathe,” Mayor Eric Adams claimed Tuesday, as he mandated two to five minutes of “mindful breathing” per day for all K-12 students next year.…
Signs New Yorkers are getting fed up with far-left one-party rule
Fresh signs of the tide turning against New York’s leftist cadres keep popping up. Consider the lackluster results in the first two days of early voting for the June 27…
Jewish teacher resigns after antisemitic harassment from 12-year-old student
A Jewish middle school teacher in Massachusetts has resigned after facing antisemitic harassment by a 12-year-old student – who allegedly made Nazi jokes and sent him a drawing of Adolf…
BFFs Randi and Rochelle proved our children’s worst enemies
Every month brings new revelations about just how deep the COVID conspiracy against America’s children ran. The latest? February 2021 texts (obtained by the tireless efforts of a group of…
Kathy Hochul’s money pit, $229B NY budget failed to deliver on charter schools, housing, criminal justice
After a month of political wrangling past its due date, the state finally has a budget for fiscal 2024. But why the wait? For all of Gov. Hochul’s proposed big-ticket…
Pols, teachers unions aim to scrap tests to hide huge learning loss
Parents were right all along — kids need to be in school to learn. The learning loss resulting from the longest public-school closures imposed on blue-state kids in urban districts…
Albany’s recipe for ever more gun-toting teens
Each day brings more proof that New York’s Raise the Age law has been a disaster not just for the city and state, but for the young people the law…