Charter Communications is acquiring cable competitor Cox for $21.9 billion.
Charter Communications announced on Friday its acquisition of the privately held Cox Communications for $21.9 billion, combining two major players in the cable and broadband sector as they face competition from streaming services and mobile providers. With many consumers turning to platforms like Netflix, American media companies are reassessing their approach to the once-booming cable […]
16-year-old girl shot in the head and killed outside a charter school in NYC
Authorities report that a 16-year-old girl was tragically shot in the head and killed outside a Bronx charter school on Tuesday evening. The incident involved a confrontation between two groups, where a shooter, believed to be another teenager, fired at her. The girl was simply an innocent bystander near Dr. Richard Izquierdo Health & Science […]
Charter revision panel in NYC Council is ineffective and filled with well-paid insiders.
Chairperson Adrienne Adams of the NYC Council, along with her colleagues, is reportedly squandering millions of taxpayer dollars on a politically charged committee that seems more focused on undercutting the mayor’s authority than on tangible governance reforms. The so-called “NYC Committee to Strengthen Local Democracy” is currently seeking public opinions on how to overhaul governmental […]
Initial Afrikaner Refugees Set to Arrive in the U.S.; Charter Flight Likely
The first group of African refugees is set to arrive in the United States on Monday, under a new policy aimed at providing asylum to individuals facing discrimination and threats of land expropriation in South Africa. In February, Trump expanded his asylum offer to include “ethnic Africans of minorities” while cutting aid to South Africa […]
China is a main priority for Colony Ridge charter schools.
The charter school initiative in Colony Ridge, Texas, has seemingly shifted its attention towards Chinese culture, which is raising eyebrows, especially in light of local issues such as housing, crime, and infrastructure. On March 27, the Texas international education group, Il Texas, broke ground on a new high school in the Santa Fe section of […]
Republican attorney general out of step with GOP on religious charter school debate
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral debate later this month about Republican Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond becoming the first religious public charter school in the country in an incident that found conflict with his own party. Drummond argues that “state-sponsored and taxpayer-funded religious public charter schools” are unconstitutional, but conservatives have come together […]
FAA issues emergency order grounding New York Helicopter Charter, Inc.
The New York Helicopter Charter was grounded through an emergency order from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) after a helicopter crashed on the Hudson River last week killed five families and a pilot. The FAA decision comes after the helicopter company fired the operations director following his decision to close flights. “The FAA is taking […]
This Bronx charter school is earning straight A’s throughout the community
With spring break approaching, you might think that school is the last thing in the minds of students and their families. However, this time this year is when young children start to register for kindergarten next year, as well as current K-12 students are looking for a new learning environment. If you are a Bronx […]
New frontier of AI-powered ‘teacher-less’ charter schools get mixed reviews from state officials
Artificial intelligence may be the new frontier of early childhood schooling, but the idea of a teacherless classroom has received mixed reviews from state education officials. Texas-based institution, Unbound Academy is charging as the country's first virtual, tuition-free charter school for senior to eighth graders.[s]“It sometimes exists in traditional schooling. Such schools have successfully been […]
Supreme Court to consider an effort to establish the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school
The Supreme Court will compare and examine the efforts to establish the first religious charter school in Japan, influencing school selection and religious practices. The court agreed to hear two cases on this issue on Friday, but it will be discussed together -Oklahoma's entire charter Board of Education V. Dramond and St. Ishidor's Seville Catholic […]