New NYC schools chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos ‘elevates’ 14 educrats in DOE reshuffling
Schools Superintendent Melissa Aviles-Ramos has promoted 14 educators to new positions in the city's Department of Education, the Post reported. Aviles-Ramos announced the changes in a memo to DOE colleagues Thursday, four months after replacing David Banks, who tacitly stepped down after the FBI seized his cellphone in a corruption probe. . In a major […]
CA Democrat Blames Climate Change for L.A. Wildfires in DOE Hearing
California Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla tried to unseat President-elect Donald Trump's energy secretary nominee, Chris Wright, over climate change during the presidential campaign. confirmation hearing Wednesday morning. Padilla seemed to blame climate change alone for the deadly and devastating Los Angeles wildfires, but then Liberty Energy CEO Wright said in 2023 that “wildfire hype justifies […]
Rutgers students slam Biden DOE for Rutgers settlement
Jewish students at Rutgers University are accusing the Biden administration of ending a sweet deal with a university that tolerates a deep culture of anti-Semitism. The proposed settlement, announced Jan. 2 by the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights, calls for: Rutgers takes a course of action 400 reports of hateful incidents on campus […]
NYC DOE sends holiday invoices demanding cash from unvaxxed employees fired during COVID
The city's Department of Education turned into Scrooge this holiday season, demanding cash from employees it fired for refusing to take the coronavirus vaccine. Diane Pagen, a social worker who was fired three years ago for violating the city's vaccination mandate, received a “bill” from the DOE after Thanksgiving asking for $2,290, which meant she […]
Top NYC school official under scrutiny after complaint she tapped DOE staffer for ‘personal favors’
The city's top education official has come under intense scrutiny after a former employee accused her of instructing her chief of staff to pick up children after school and accompany her to evening meetings and events attended by staff. The task force charges that Vice Chancellor for School Leadership Danica Lux had her chief of […]
‘Jane Doe’ in Diddy lawsuit revealed to be ex-wife of NHL star: report
A woman who claims she was gang-raped in a recording studio by Sean “Diddy” Combs and others when she was a minor has requested to remain anonymous pending legal proceedings. However, a judge ruled that her name must be used in the lawsuit. It was later revealed that Jane Doe was Anna Cain, the ex-wife […]
Teachers’ union boss Randi Weingarten reveals how members feel about DOE being potentially abolished
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, said the organization's members are uninterested in the possibility of abolishing the Department of Education. In an interview with MSNBC on Sunday, the leader of the nation's second-largest teachers' union was asked for his reaction to President-elect Donald Trump's nomination of WWE co-founder Linda McMahon to […]
Mayor Adams’ longtime girlfriend quietly retires from high-ranking $225K DOE role amid city probe into alleged ‘no-show’ gig
Mayor Eric Adams' longtime girlfriend has quietly resigned from her high six-figure position in the Big Apple's education department amid a city investigation into the unofficial first lady's alleged “no-show jobs.” . Tracy Collins, who was a senior advisor to Superintendent of Schools Melissa Aviles-Ramos, had her last day on the job Nov. 1 and […]
Who might run EPA, DOE under Trump?
{beacon} energy and environment energy and environment Full text Hurricanes and storms will cost $500 billion in damage this year: analysis Hurricanes and tropical cyclones have hit the country this year, causing nearly $500 billion in economic losses, according to an AccuWeather analysis. Full text Biden administration strengthens grouse protection ahead of Trump's […]
DOE crew’s callous homeless-kid scheme is all-to-common corruption
In a cartoonish act of mischief, six Department of Education employees took valuable seats away from homeless kids to take their own children and grandchildren on multi-day taxpayer-funded trips that included Disney World, according to a report by a city schools task force. The mastermind appears to be Linda M. Wilson, a DOE supervisor of […]