Racism
Appeals court finds School District racist
“A reasonable fact-finder could conclude that the School District acted with a discriminatory purpose.”
Culture
Just like Philly: Enforce the rules, get punished
The Philadelphia School District has just pulled a Krasner, excusing the rule-breakers and punishing the enforcers. It is a bad message to send to a society that seems to be unraveling at the seams. Sounds like an old man yelling at clouds. I am old, old enough to know better,
Education
How the racist School District killed a good school
The diversity chickens are coming home to roost and diversity is destroying quality at Philadelphia’s top school — Julia R. Masterman. Using somewhat softer language, that is the conclusion of a group of Masterman parents who issued a 51-page report that begins this way: “The Julia R. Masterman Laboratory and
Politics
A dozen ways the next mayor can fix Philly
No, I am not going to run for mayor (again). While a Daily News columnist I ran several times as a satire of mayor elections. It gave me a platform from which I could put some ideas on the table. I am going to do that again, without the political
Racism
Woke school boards feeling heat
It looks like some woke school boards’ misshapen ideas of “equity” is getting blowback here and there. Just a couple of weeks ago, three members of the San Francisco school board were recalled and lost their jobs for incompetence. One of their grotesque ideas was getting rid of entrance exams
Race
Blowback against School District’s racist policy
The Philadelphia School District’s racist reorganization of admission to elite schools is biting its own tail. After my column calling the district out for a policy that was supposed to capture the unicorn of “equity,” but instead harmed qualified whites and Asians, even the “anti-racist” (its promised direction, according
Racism
School District selects racism for elite schools
It has begun -- the Philadelphia School District is dumbing down its elite schools in the name of “equity,” prying open doors to those who couldn’t get in under rules that demanded and created excellence. The (vague) new policies for student admission, announced in the fall, are a transparent