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Gary The Creator May 28, 2025

New York Schools Begin Implementation Plans for Cellphone Ban

Starting in Fall 2025, classrooms across New York State will "sound" a little different. Not because of new lessons but because of what won't be heard: the buzzing, pinging, and scrolling of cellphones. Governor Kathy Hochul's newly enacted "bell-to-bell" cellphone ban in all public and charter...

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Gary The Creator May 28, 2025

Education Watch: 10 Must-Know School Stories Across New York State

From student-led protests to superintendent shakeups, here's your exclusive, community-rooted roundup of what's happening in schools across New York State this May. These stories reflect the resilience, activism, and challenges facing our students, educators, and families. 1. Ellis Prep Academy...

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Gary The Creator May 27, 2025

Federal Support for Homeless Students Faces Threat of Elimination

Imagine being 9 years old, sleeping in a car one week, a shelter the next, and then bouncing between motels, all while trying to finish your math homework and make it to school on time. For over 1.4 million children in America, this is not fiction. It's daily life. And now, the stability they've...

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Gary The Creator May 27, 2025

Judge Halts Trump's Plan to Gut Department of Education

A federal judge in Boston has thrown a wrench into President Donald Trump's sweeping efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, blocking the administration's move to gut the agency through mass firings and program transfers. The Thursday (May 22) ruling by U.S. District Judge Myong Joun...

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Gary The Creator May 26, 2025

New York Remembers Its Heroes on Memorial Day, Mourns the Loss of Charles Rangel

This Memorial Day, New York remembered. We remembered our soldiers, our principles, and the people who carried our struggles on their backs. From Harlem to Hempstead, New Yorkers gathered this Memorial Day not just to BBQ or enjoy a long weekend, but to honor those who paid the ultimate price in...

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Gary The Creator May 24, 2025

The Hidden Schools: Grooming the Billionaire Elite While Public Schools Train Workers

Behind castle walls, high in the Swiss Alps, or tucked away on manicured estates in New Jersey, there are schools the average American has never heard of because they were never meant to be found. These are not your everyday private schools. These are institutions where tuition alone rivals the...

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Gary The Creator May 23, 2025

Vincent Weaver Betrayed Us All

The statistics have long painted a grim picture: less than 2% of teachers in America are Black men, while Black students make up nearly 16% of the student population. States like New York have launched initiatives to recruit more Black men into education as they understand the impact this...

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Gary The Creator May 22, 2025

New Education Grant Priorities and Budget Cuts and What This Means For Our Communities

When the U.S. Department of Education announces new priorities, we pay attention because we know firsthand how policy decisions in Washington ripple through our classrooms, shape our children's futures, and impact the resources available to our neighborhoods. On Tuesday, Education Secretary Linda...

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Gary The Creator May 22, 2025

She Mastered It: A Mother's Journey to Raising a Scholar and Becoming One Too

She Mastered It isn't just a story about a degree; it's a story of struggle, growth, resilience, accountability, and love in a world that often doesn't make space for women to be both mothers and scholars. One mother, reflecting on her daughter's recent graduation with a Master's degree and her new...

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Gary The Creator May 21, 2025

DOJ Ends Post-George Floyd Police Reform Efforts

The Department of Justice has terminated negotiations for court-enforced settlements with police departments in Minneapolis and Louisville, cities where high-profile police killings of Black individuals in 2020 sparked global protests. The DOJ is also closing investigations and retracting findings...

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Gary The Creator May 21, 2025

Voters Said Yes: Every Nassau District Passes 2025-26 Budget, Suffolk Sees Just Two Failures

Long Island remains deeply committed to education, even amid economic uncertainties and rising costs! Voters showed up and showed out for public education on May 20, 2025, during the annual budget vote and board member election. In a sweeping show of support, all 56 school districts in Nassau...

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Gary The Creator May 21, 2025

10 Things You Need to Know About Project 2025

Project 2025 is a comprehensive blueprint for reshaping the U.S. government. Developed by the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, this 900-page document outlines sweeping changes that could impact American life if fully implemented. Here are 10 things you need to know about Project 2025...

The 2027-28 FAFSA Opens October 1: What New York's Universal FAFSA Rule Means for Every Senior

The Tenure Clock: What a New York District Owes You Before It Says No

New York's First Phone-Ban Enforcement Reports Are Out, and Nobody Is Required to Collect Them

New York Schools Begin Implementation Plans for Cellphone Ban

Education Watch: 10 Must-Know School Stories Across New York State

Federal Support for Homeless Students Faces Threat of Elimination

Judge Halts Trump's Plan to Gut Department of Education

New York Remembers Its Heroes on Memorial Day, Mourns the Loss of Charles Rangel

The Hidden Schools: Grooming the Billionaire Elite While Public Schools Train Workers

Vincent Weaver Betrayed Us All

New Education Grant Priorities and Budget Cuts and What This Means For Our Communities

She Mastered It: A Mother's Journey to Raising a Scholar and Becoming One Too

DOJ Ends Post-George Floyd Police Reform Efforts

Voters Said Yes: Every Nassau District Passes 2025-26 Budget, Suffolk Sees Just Two Failures

10 Things You Need to Know About Project 2025

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