Tag: Dennis Walcott
New York Post: "Just another hijacked parents' group"
by Michael | Mar 5, 2013 | Education, Government, Public Policy | 3 |
This article was sent to you from the New York Post Android Phone app. "Just another hijacked parents’ group" at http://nyp.st/12q1I1w Oh, my head,” said parent activist Mona Davids on learning that the...
Read MoreBreakfast in the classroom? Feed the lazy.
by Michael | Feb 28, 2013 | Public Policy | 1 |
From Azi Paybarah: “U.S. agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack came to New York City and said free breakfasts should be offered in the classroom so kids who are seen walking to the free breakfast program in their...
Read MoreTruth about School-Bus Strike
by Michael | Jan 16, 2013 | Education, Public Policy | 1 |
The misinformation swirling about this morning’s yellow school-bus strike is unbelievable. Last night, only News4NewYork reporter Pei-Sze Cheng correctly noted that the state COA ruled the 40 years old employee protection...
Read MoreDon't dare mess with Bronx Science
by Michael | Oct 3, 2012 | African Americans, Public Policy, RAce Relations | 4 |
“Don’t dare mess with Bronx science” on NYPOST.com There they go again: The NAACP Legal Defense Fund has filed a complaint with the federal Education Department claiming that the admissions test for the...
Read MoreDennis Walcott v. city parents—Michael Benjamin – NYPOST.com
by Michael | Sep 26, 2012 | Government, Public Policy | 0 |
In today’s NY Post, I challenge Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott’s decision to bypass affirmative parental consent in launching the Connecting Adolescents To Comprehensive (Sexual) Health pilot program which...
Read MoreNY Post: NYC schools giving teens Plan B pills without parental consent
by Michael | Sep 23, 2012 | Education, Government, Health, Public Policy | 7 |
As I was kicking back to enjoy an afternoon of football, I got an email linking me to a NY Post story, “NYC schools give out morning-after pill to students — without telling parents”. What?! It took me a few...
Read MoreSex and New York teachers—Michael Benjamin – NYPOST.com
by Michael | Jun 5, 2012 | Crime, Education Reform, Government, Public Policy | 1 |
Is anyone in New York City truly surprised by teacher-student sex in our schools? The Post last week exposed yet another female teacher who’d become involved with a teen student, and lots of similar cases are still getting...
Read MoreKindergarten Sex Games: New York School Parents Of Five-Year-Olds Outraged (VIDEO)
by Michael | Feb 6, 2012 | Government, Health, Public Policy | 2 |
Kindergarten Sex Games: New York School Parents Of Five-Year-Olds Outraged (VIDEO). Parents of a two kindergarteners at PS 189 in New York, N. Y. say a group of students ‘explored their private parts’ by taking off...
Read MoreMayor Bloomberg applies pornography test to bad teachers, not sex ed mandate
by Michael | Jan 27, 2012 | Education Reform, Public Policy, Uncategorized | 0 |
During his weekly radio interview this morning with WOR’s John Gambling, Mayor Michael Bloomberg suggested that former US Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart’s threshold test for pornography could be applied to bad...
Read MoreBloomberg suggests the Potter Stewart pornography test for bad teachers
by Michael | Jan 27, 2012 | Education Reform, Public Policy | 1 |
Capital New York: During his weekly radio interview this morning with WOR’s John Gambling, Mayor Michael Bloomberg suggested that former US Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart’s threshold test for pornography could...
Read MoreNew York parents concerned over new sex-ed classes
by Michael | Dec 13, 2011 | Government, Health, Public Policy | 1 |
Roseanne Colletti, NBC Newschannel 4, filed this report about NYC’s new mandatory sexuality education curriculum in October 2011. The news conference was organized by the NYC Parents Choice coalition which is advocating an...
Read MoreNew York City schools Chancellor Walcott says ‘We have a responsibility to keep students safe’
by Michael | Nov 14, 2011 | Education Reform, Government, Health, Public Policy | 0 |
New York City schools Chancellor Walcott says ‘We have a responsibility to keep students safe’. Source: Legislative Gazette New York City schools Chancellor Walcott says ‘We have a responsibility to keep students safe’by...
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