Public Education
Syracuse mandates freshman students take intersectional privilege seminarSyracuse University in New York makes new students take a seminar where online resources promote claims about so-called white privilege. The school is doing this even after… Read More
Courts
Brooklyn woman convicted of training with all-female ISIS fighting battalion in Syria(The Center Square) – Nearly every week an individual is arrested, indicted or convicted in the U.S. on terrorism charges related to supporting the Islamic State of Iraq and… Read More
Public Education
Illinois governor should follow New York’s example and opt into school choice program, commentator saysIllinois Gov. JB Pritzker should follow New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s lead and opt into the new Education Freedom Tax Credit (EFTC), Sam Raus… Read More
Government
Trump taps wartime powers to revive long-stalled pipeline with $42 million in taxpayer funds(Daily Caller News Foundation) – President Donald Trump’s administration is putting up to $42 million in federal funding behind a natural gas pipeline that New York helped derail years… Read More
Culture
Police seek answers after baby girl found dead at New York recycling centerPolice in Utica, New York, are asking the public for help identifying a baby girl found dead at a recycling center last week. The baby was estimated… Read More
Public Education
New York defies teachers’ unions, will participate in Trump’s school choice programNew York’s Democrat governor has opted the state into President Donald Trump’s federal school choice program, arguing that even public schools will benefit. “I’m not going to… Read More
Public Education
Unelected education leaders dominate list of highest-paid state officials in 2025, report says(The Center Square) – Some of the highest-paid state executives across the country in 2025 were unelected education officials, according to a new report. Ballotpedia curated a… Read More
Government
Democrat governor declares state of emergency after about 100 measles cases(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul issued an executive order Monday declaring a “state of emergency” as the state reports more than 100 measles… Read More
Courts
Pro-life states sue over abortion shield laws they say allow ‘activist’ states to ship abortion drugsThree pro-life states are taking blue-state abortion shield laws to the Supreme Court, arguing that the laws allow “activist” states to nullify their abortion bans. Louisiana, Alabama… Read More
Courts
New York Amish communities ask SCOTUS to protect religious beliefs, residency after state law forces vaccines on kidsA group of Amish New York residents are again asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a decision that mandates Amish schoolchildren be vaccinated – a demand that violates… Read More
Opinion
Analysis: Homeschool vs. public school – which is better?As New York marks an explosion in homeschool growth long past the COVID-19 pandemic, at least one media outlet saw fit to continue the conversation sparked… Read More
Public Education
1619 Project founder says she ‘failed’ daughter by choosing public schoolsNikole Hannah-Jones, founder of the 1619 Project, which argues that America was founded on racism and white privilege, is now admitting she “failed” her daughter by sending her to… Read More
Public Education
NY Gov. Hochul defies union bosses, doubles down on school choiceNew York Gov. Kathy Hochul has reaffirmed her support for Trump’s federal school choice program despite teachers’ unions pressuring her to opt out. In May, Hochul… Read More
Homeschools
New York state, city marks continuing explosion in homeschool growth amid ‘death spiral’ for public educationBoth New York state and the Big Apple are seeing rapid growth in homeschooling, despite a reputation for rigid restrictions against this educational practice. “New York state… Read More
Politics
Data shows the DSA takeover of the Democrat Party is nearly complete(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The majority of Democrats support the Democratic Socialists of America, a Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday found. The latest survey shows that among Democrats,… Read More
Government
Freedom Foundation accuses New York law of trying to trap workers in unionsNew York has passed a new pro-union law that opponents argue will stifle workers’ constitutional rights. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed… Read More
Culture
‘I thought it would be an easy push’: 9/11 first responders, sick from Ground Zero, are still fighting for federal support 25 years laterSeveral first responders from 9/11 are still fighting on Capitol Hill to ensure funding for a program that covers the costs of cancers and other illnesses tied to the… Read More
Courts
New York sheriffs sue Hochul over ban on ICE agreements(The Center Square) – A group of New York sheriffs are suing the Hochul administration over a new law that bars them from entering into agreements with the federal… Read More
Courts
Mamdani’s grocery store plan lands NYC in major court battle(The Daily Signal) – New York City on Monday was named in a lawsuit over Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plan to open multiple taxpayer-funded grocery stores… Read More
Courts
Islamic convert charged with plotting to blow up NY capitol, kill legislators(The Center Square) – A New York woman who converted to Islam has been charged in connection to a plot to blow up the New York State capitol building… Read More