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nypost.com > 02/22/2026 > us-news > mayor-mamdani-announces-full-classic-snow-day-for-nyc-students-after-remote-learning-backlash

Mayor Mamdani announces ‘full classic snow day’ for NYC students after remote learning backlash

1+ hour, 43+ min ago  (135+ words) Mayor Mamdani learned his lesson from last month's snowstorm and announced Sunday that city public-school students will be given a "full classic snow day" Monday. After receiving backlash over'keeping classes open with remote learning'during January's deadly devastating storm, Mamdani said…...

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nypost.com > 02/22/2026 > opinion > a-de-blasio-era-special-ed-policy-is-killing-nycs-budget

It’s time to fix a de Blasio era special-ed policy that’s killing NYC’s budget

4+ hour, 29+ min ago  (753+ words) Mayor Zohran Mamdani says New Yorkers face a choice: Tax the wealthy or raise property taxes to close a $5.4 billion budget gap. He left out a third option. "Due process" cases in the Department of Education alone account for $1.54 billion…...

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nypost.com > 02/20/2026 > us-news > chicago-6th-grader-with-special-needs-scared-to-return-to-class-after-being-abandoned-by-school-during-anti-ice-protest

Chicago 6th grader with special needs, ‘scared’ to return to class after being abandoned by school during anti-ICE protest

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (464+ words) A Chicago middle schooler with special needs was left alone on a busy highway after being allowed to leave campus to join his classmates" anti-ICE walkout " leaving his mom furious that the school couldn"t keep her "kid safe." Richard…...

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nypost.com > 02/20/2026 > media > cbs-boss-bari-weiss-cancels-ucla-lecture-ahead-of-expected-student-protests-report

CBS boss Bari Weiss cancels UCLA lecture ahead of expected student protests: report

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (557+ words) CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss canceled an upcoming lecture at the University of California-Los Angeles as students were expected to protest " and some staff objected to hosting her " according to a report. Weiss was slated to give the…...

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nypost.com > 02/20/2026 > us-news > columbia-punishing-graduates-for-anti-israel-protests-by-moving-ceremony-students

Columbia ‘punishing’ graduating class for anti-Israel protests by moving ceremony, students claim: ‘So evil’

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (747+ words) This year's tassel is causing a hassle. Columbia University is "punishing" its graduating class for years of controversial pro-Palestinian and anti-ICE protests on campus by moving this year's commencement ceremony off campus, from its iconic rotunda more than eight miles…...

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nypost.com > 02/19/2026 > us-news > 300-students-from-va-s-woodbridge-high-school-suspended-over-anti-ice-walkout

300 Virginia high school students who ditched class for anti-ICE walkout suspended

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (351+ words) A Virginia high school suspended more than 300 teens who ditched class and stormed off campus during a student-led anti-ICE walkout last week, according to reports. Woodbridge High School handed three-day suspensions to 303 students who walked out of class last Friday…...

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nypost.com > 02/19/2026 > us-news > highly-anticipated-nyc-preschool-finally-set-to-open-after-mysteriously-sitting-empty-for-months

Highly-anticipated NYC preschool finally set to open— after mysteriously sitting empty for months

3+ day, 13+ min ago  (263+ words) A brand-new city-run preschool that was scheduled to open years ago is finally set to welcome tots this year " after a Post investigation revealed the site has been sitting empty for months. The former parking garage at 403 E. 65th Street, which is…...

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nypost.com > 02/19/2026 > us-news > mamdani-wont-ask-to-change-costly-union-friendly-class-size-law-saddling-his-budget

Mamdani won’t ask Albany to tweak pricey class size law — even as he pushes to hike taxes

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (980+ words) A union-friendly education law is saddling the Big Apple with billions in additional costs " but Mayor Zohran Mamdani won't ask Albany to tweak the pricey edict. Hizzoner has been pushing a tax increase to cover the city's apparent $5.4 billion fiscal…...

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nypost.com > 02/18/2026 > us-news > education-department-scraps-biden-era-race-based-rules-for-doctoral-degree-grants

Education Department scraps Biden-era race-based rules for doctoral degree grants

3+ day, 19+ hour ago  (447+ words) WASHINGTON " The Education Department has agreed not to enforce Biden-era rules in a federal grant program aimed at growing the number of underrepresented students obtaining doctoral degrees. The guidelines for the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program had prompted a lawsuit…...

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nypost.com > 02/16/2026 > us-news > segregation-dei-plan-exposed-in-illinois-school-district-where-faculty-celebrated-charlie-kirks-assassination

‘Segregation,’ DEI plan exposed in Illinois school district where faculty celebrated Charlie Kirk’s assassination

5+ day, 17+ hour ago  (813+ words) An Illinois school district filled with faculty who celebrated and hoped for the death of Charlie Kirk was exposed for their 2026equity framework planthe district "aspires to" that includes hiring and retaining staff with "diverse backgrounds" and mandated DEI training sessions…...