2+ week, 5+ day ago (638+ words) Jewish students in New York City "are scared" about what Mayor-elect'Zohran Mamdani's victory means for their lives on campus, saying that the democratic socialist's win is "a huge blow to the New York City Jewish community." Students from'Columbia University, Barnard University and Baruch College sat down with Fox News Digital, revealing some of the major concerns held by Jewish students ahead of Mamdani's swearing in on New Year's Day. "I think it's a huge blow to the New York City Jewish community," Aidan Herlinger of Baruch College told Fox News Digital. "We're looking at someone who has shouted out the Holy Land Five in a rap song, which he still hasn't taken off his Twitter, he's supported globalize the Intifada, refused to condemn it, and I think that's such a dangerous precedent." "We have never seen a'socialist country'that has actually…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago (654+ words) College used to be for learning, friendship and self-development. Now it's all about likes, clicks and followers "and jealousy. Recently, the University of Miami's student newspaper ran a cover story headlined "Freshman Influencers Take Over TikTok" and featuring three incoming students with large followings. It was enough to leave the rest of the school's wannabe influencers on the brink of tears. "There's enough room for all the influencers in the world, but at UMiami right now, it doesn't feel that way," Sienna, a freshman who was featured in an accompanying article but not on the cover, said in a TikTok video that also mentions wiping away her "tears." "It made me realize that, like, micro influencers don't get enough recognition " ," said Sienna, who has just over 24,000 followers on the platform. "I just don't feel appreciated right now." But her FOMO…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago (646+ words) Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's transition team left charter school officials out in the cold while special interests were given influential seats at the table " even though 15% of Big Apple students rely on them. The democratic socialist didn't appoint any officials from the charter sector to his Committee on Youth & Education " one of 17 teams that include 400 people " nor did he appoint members of groups that support merit-based education such as gifted and talented programs and specialized high schools. "It's a mistake for Mamdani not to have people on his transition who advocate for families in charter schools " mostly black and brown students," said Ray Domanico, a senior fellow at the pro-charter Manhattan Institute. "These charter school students in the poorer neighborhoods score higher on the state's standardized exams. It's well documented," said Domanico, who previously worked for the Metro Industrial Areas Foundation,…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago (365+ words) Enrollment in New York City's regular public schools fell 2% this year, and is sure to keep on dropping " but our political leaders' most likely response will be deep denial. Baseline enrollment in the Department of Education system is well into a long-term decline, dictated by a dropping city birthrate and by an ongoing exodus of younger families; the now-ending migrant crisis only concealed the trend. The obvious, correct response is to right-size city schools: Close down some whole buildings and reduce total staff sizes (teachers and administrators); it's a chance to leave decrepit buildings and improve the overall quality of the instructional force. Of course the United Federation of Teachers fears the change: Fewer teachers means less income from their dues " and a balance-of-power shift as retirees' role in electing UFT leaders increases. Getting the state to impose ever-smaller class…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago (657+ words) NYC Schools Chancellor'Melissa Aviles-Ramos is engaged "in a loving relationship" with the son of a powerful state lawmaker whose support she was counting on to help keep her job under the Mamdani administration, The Post has learned.' Aviles-Ramos" romance with Julian Sepulveda, son of Bronx state Sen. Luis Sepulveda, blossomed before she filed a petition to divorce her husband, multiple sources say. But now that relationship prevents Sen. Sepulveda " an ally of the chancellor " from openly lobbying Mamdani on her behalf, his spokesman acknowledged. Aviles-Ramos, 43, began dating Julian Sepulveda, 33, long before she and ex-husband Samuel Ramos filed for divorce in early 2023, but the married couple considered themselves separated, his lawyer said. Before her marriage ended, Julian Sepulveda wasn"t shy about his affection for the educator. According to a source who shared a screenshot, he posted a selfie on his…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago (261+ words) Dial F for Finished. The city Department of Education wants to phase out the thousands of archaic landlines at its 1,800 schools and is set to seek bids from companies to install a strictly online system. "As our schools, city, and world evolves, we are in the infancy stages of evaluating telecommunications alternatives that would significantly reduce our reliance on traditional landlines," a DOE rep said. "This effort, which focuses on resiliency and reliability, would build a system to withstand disruptions and shorten service restorations should they occur," the representative said. The DOE sent out an information request to potential bidders, a precursor for an official bid for a new telecommunications system. The public notice reviewed by The Post said the DOE is looking to "transition from aging digital PBX [Private Branch Exchange] systems to a unified, resilient, and cost-effective VOI…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago (776+ words) A third attempt by students at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego to establish a school-supported Turning Point USA (TPUSA) chapter was denied by the university's Associated Student Body (ASB) Board of Directors. The decision was announced in an email sent to students by university President Kerry Fulcher Nov. 5. "I felt silenced when I got that email," said Luke Cole, the elected secretary of the chapter and a third-year student at the university. "I felt like I couldn't speak anymore." The email, obtained by Fox News Digital, said the motion was brought to a vote by the ASB Board of Directors and failed to pass after a review process. The email expressed concerns over the organization's Professor Watchlist. According to TPUSA's website, the Professor Watchlist aims to "expose and document" professors who discriminate against conservative students. "While the applicants…...

4+ week, 8+ hour ago (271+ words) The New York City Marathon has been a wild success for the Big Apple's largest charter-school network. More than 50 educators and other employees at Success Academy are running in the marathon " including founder and CEO Eva Moskowitz " an effort that will raise up to $1 million from pledges to support its programs. The charter network's runners even trained together for the marathon. "Education is an endurance sport," Moskowitz said before the grueling 26.2 miles trek through the five boroughs. Moskowitz, 61, first ran in the city's marathon last year. Nick Jaspers, head of Success' history department, is the team captain. Moskowitz' daughter, Hannah, a Success Academy alumna and current student at the University of Pennsylvania, headed back to Gotham to run with the team as well. Each of the 53 runners was expected to raise at least $3,000 in pledges. Moskowitz, who has a cadre…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago (638+ words) On Hu Anyan's busiest days delivering parcels in Beijing, his step counter hit thirty thousand and the water bottle stayed suspiciously full. Not because he wasn't thirsty. Because urination had a line item. He worked out that he had to earn 0.5 yuan (about $.07 at the current exchange rate) a minute to keep his life from running at a loss. That meant one delivery every four minutes. A 20-minute lunch burned 10 yuan. A bathroom trip cost one yuan " if the toilet was free and he moved fast. "Slowly, I got used to approaching all questions from a purely financial standpoint," he writes in his memoir "I Deliver Parcels in Beijing" (Astra House; out now). "Basically, I skipped a lot of lunches. I also hardly drank any water in the mornings to reduce the frequency of restroom breaks throughout the day." He…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago (425+ words) A fifth grade teacher at a Big Apple private school was suspended after unhinged online ramblings that included a warning to CUNY City College that "none of you Jew bastards are safe," prosecutors and sources said. Joshua Penn, 39, made the raging post after an interfaith event on campus turned chaotic when a Muslim speaker hatefully singled out a "Zionist" in attendance " and allegedly sent DMS to City College's Instagram page threatening controversial self-described imam Abdullah Mady, according to a criminal complaint and law enforcement sources. The Manhattan resident teaches at the Corlears School and has since been placed on administrative leave, the school's leader confirmed to The Post Tuesday. Penn was busted Friday and charged with second-degree aggravated harassment but pleaded not guilty in Manhattan court later the same day. Penn's alleged threats emerged as news of Mady's actions at…...