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New York Post
17 hours ago
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NYC parents pay $2K in tutors to make up for math classes leaving kids 'bored'
Students in New York City's largest school district are so bored by the DOE's dumbed-down math curriculum they read novels in class, parents say. Families are forced to shell out thousands of dollars for tutors or flee in search of more challenging programs, parents say. Parents in District 2, which covers most of Midtown, Lower Manhattan and the Upper East Side, are demanding accelerated math classes in elementary school and geometry starting in middle school to keep kids on par with their peers elsewhere in the city and country. Advertisement 'Kids are reading novels in math class because they are bored,' Danyela Egorov, a member of District 2's Community Education Council, told Superintendent Kelly McGuire during a recent board meeting. 4 Children in District 2 elementary and middle schools are bored and unchallenged in math class. sakkmesterke – Egorov said parents have told her they are considering moving to Brooklyn's District 20 because it will offer geometry in some middle schools next year, setting kids up to take Algebra II in ninth grade. Other districts in Brooklyn and Queens already offer the accelerated option. Advertisement 'It's the only chance they have of getting geometry in middle school since they cannot pay for private school,' Egorov said. Kids in middle schools that offer accelerated math end up a full year ahead of those in District 2, which is one of highest-performing in the city, argued Manpreet Boparai, another CEC 2 member. For kids graduating the Lower Lab School, which offers a gifted and talented program and sixth-grade-level math in fifth grade, it's even worse, Boparai noted. 'D2 middle schools hold them back and make them repeat sixth-grade math, taking them off track to finish geometry in eighth grade,' she told The Post. 'They don't need more puzzles. They need to be accommodated to stay on the track they're already on.' Advertisement 4 Community Education Council member Maud Maron says the situation is 'urgent.' J.C. Rice CEC 2 members Allyson Bowen and Maud Maron told McGuire in a letter last week there is an 'urgent need' for math reforms in District 2 and demanded a meeting to discuss establishing a 'math path' pilot program, and a task force to monitor its success. 'Parents are leaving the system due to a lack of rigorous academic offerings,' they wrote, citing the city Department of Education's annual school survey. Meanwhile, other parents are turning to pricey math tutors and after-school programs like the Russian School of Mathematics, or RSM. Advertisement 4 Allyson Bowen and Maron told McGuire in a letter last week there is an 'urgent need' for math reforms in the district. William C Lopez/New York Post A West Village mom and her husband with three children in District 2 schools pay a total $6,400 to send all three to supplemental math programs at RSM, which starts teaching algebra concepts in first grade, she told The Post. 'We want to make sure that our kids are well set for a successful future, having math ahead of what the public schools are currently offering. Because that's not enough to be competitive.' After the regular school day, her kids spend two to two-and-a-half hours weekly in RSM, and take on additional homework. 'So it's a commitment, and not a fun one. Other kids are playing ball, and my kids have to do some brain work.' In affluent neighborhoods, such programs are apparently growing in popularity. 4 Danyela Egorov says children are reading novels in math class because they're bored. William C Lopez/New York Post 'I live on the same block as Russian School of Mathematics and I see parents lined up,' Leonard Silverman, the board's vice president, told McGuire during last month's meeting. Advertisement Even Superintendent McGuire admitted that his son is taking math classes this summer to catch him up for pre-calculus, because his middle school did not provide accelerated options. Despite continued requests and repeated meetings, McGuire said there are currently no plans to bring geometry to middle schools in the district next year. He is waiting to hear interest from principals, he said, and maintained that the pilot proposals would require a 'heavy lift' of resources. Egorov argued that principals don't promote accelerated learning out of fear of protests from critics who say its inequitable.
Yahoo
27-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trans activists push measure to issue ‘predator' warning to schools if Cuomo wins mayoral race
Lefty activists pushed a resolution this week to issue a predator warning to schools if Andrew Cuomo is elected mayor. The bizarre political stunt happened Wednesday at the Community Education Council meeting for District 2. The motion called on the city to protect students and staff, specifically from Cuomo. It referenced his 2021 resignation following a report by state Attorney General Letitia James into allegations that he sexually harassed 11 women. 'Given the extremely serious nature of the allegations against Cuomo . . . CEC2 urges the City Council to institute protocols to safeguard students and school staff from a predatory mayor,' read the proposal, which failed in a 4-4 vote. 'I think this is one of the worst resolutions I've ever seen by District 2,' said Vice President Leonard Silverman, 'This one is just horrific.' 'If you have opposition to Andrew Cuomo becoming a mayor, I suggest you don't vote for him,' said the veep for District 2, which covers most of lower and Midtown Manhattan and part of the Upper East Side. Cuomo has adamantly denied all sexual misconduct allegations, and district attorneys concluded that there were insufficient legal grounds to bring criminal charges against him. Cuomo's campaign referred to a statement from Bishop Orlando Findlayter, pastor of New Hope Christian Fellowship in Brooklyn. 'This is why people are so distrustful of politics — especially the politics of the far left that appears to be fueled by underhanded, transparent tactics and division,' Findlayter said, adding that Cuomo is a man of 'integrity.' 'Those attempting to engage in vile gutter politics for their own personal gain should really reflect on their actions going forward,' he added. Over 50 activists with the groups Trans Formative Schools and Aunties & Friends for Liberation flooded the meeting in support of the resolution and others including one opposing President Trump's executive order ending 'radical indoctrination' in schools. 'Diversity, equity and inclusion make our kids better people and there is evidence that it improves educational outcomes,' one mom claimed during public comment. They awkwardly danced the 'Macarena' and 'YMCA' in opposition to supporters of Resolution 248, a now-moot measure calling on the city Department of Education to review its policy allowing students to play on sports teams according to their gender identity. 'I would like to protect the right of women who were born biologically as women to have a fair environment in which to compete,' argued one father.
New York Post
26-04-2025
- Politics
- New York Post
Trans activists bombard NYC parent meeting, push DEI agenda
Lefty activists pushed a resolution this week to issue a predator warning to schools if Andrew Cuomo is elected mayor. The bizarre political stunt happened Wednesday at the Community Education Council meeting for District 2. The motion called on the city to protect students and staff, specifically from Cuomo. It referenced his 2021 resignation following a report by state Attorney General Letitia James into allegations that he sexually harassed 11 women. 'Given the extremely serious nature of the allegations against Cuomo . . . CEC2 urges the City Council to institute protocols to safeguard students and school staff from a predatory mayor,' read the proposal, which failed in a 4-4 vote. 3 Dozens of activists have been flooding the meetings since March 2024. J.C. Rice 'I think this is one of the worst resolutions I've ever seen by District 2,' said Vice President Leonard Silverman, 'This one is just horrific.' 'If you have opposition to Andrew Cuomo becoming a mayor, I suggest you don't vote for him,' said the veep for District 2, which covers most of lower and Midtown Manhattan and part of the Upper East Side. Cuomo has adamantly denied all sexual misconduct allegations, and the criminal cases that arose from James' probe have all been dropped. Cuomo's campaign referred to a statement from Bishop Orlando Findlayter, pastor of New Hope Christian Fellowship in Brooklyn. 3 The activists danced the macarena in a bid to show their opposition to the bill. J.C. Rice 'This is why people are so distrustful of politics — especially the politics of the far left that appears to be fueled by underhanded, transparent tactics and division,' Findlayter said, adding that Cuomo is a man of 'integrity.' 'Those attempting to engage in vile gutter politics for their own personal gain should really reflect on their actions going forward,' he added. Over 50 activists with the groups Trans Formative Schools and Aunties & Friends for Liberation flooded the meeting in support of the resolution and others including one opposing President Trump's executive order ending 'radical indoctrination' in schools. 3 Maud Maron, a parent activist on the District 2 Community Education Council, who has been a target of the activists. J.C. Rice 'Diversity, equity and inclusion make our kids better people and there is evidence that it improves educational outcomes,' one mom claimed during public comment. They awkwardly danced the 'Macarena' and 'YMCA' in opposition to supporters of Resolution 248, a now-moot measure calling on the city Department of Education to review its policy allowing students to play on sports teams according to their gender identity. 'I would like to protect the right of women who were born biologically as women to have a fair environment in which to compete,' argued one father.
Yahoo
23-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Unhinged trans-rights protester lunges at conservative NYC mom at off-the-rails education meeting
An unhinged trans-rights protester lunged at a Manhattan mom this week during an off-the-rails education meeting marred by constant interruptions by lefty activists chanting, 'We Will Rock You' and 'This Little Light of Mine.' The troubling incident happened Wednesday at District 2's Community Education Council meeting on the Upper East Side when an irate woman refused to let conservative parent advocate Maud Maron leave, video shows. 'She lunged at me, she barred the door with her body and she said I couldn't leave,' said Maron, who is now calling on the feds to ensure safety at the group's increasingly chaotic meetings. The irate woman, a parent of two trans kids, and other protesters followed then followed Maron from the building and through the school yard. 'I am used to protestors and demonstrators loudly disagreeing with me — in fact, I support their constitutional right to do so — but the last CEC meeting was scary,' added Maron, who has been outspoken opponent of trans women competing against biological women in sports. 'Without the beefed up NYPD presence, I would not have been physically safe to walk out of the building and down the street.' The incident was the latest in a year of disruptions by trans-rights activists at meetings for CEC 2, which covers most of Lower Manhattan, Midtown and the Upper East Side. At last month's meeting, the group heckled, stormed the dais and even danced the 'Macarena.' They began when the advisory body of elected parent volunteers passed a resolution calling on the city Department of Education to review its policy allowing transgender girls to play female sports, which the DOE has refused to do. On Wednesday, they wore face masks, Palestinian scarves and birthday hats for the one-year anniversary of the protests, chanting and singing variations of Queen's 'We Will Rock You' and the hymn 'This Little Light of Mine' that focused on trans kids and voting out CEC members. Jesse Mojica, deputy executive director of the DOE's Office of Family and Community Engagement, asked attendees at the meeting not to shout over speakers and council members, and announced that school safety agents were on hand for support. But parents say the DOE has failed to ensure safety at meetings. CEC 2 President Craig Slutzkin said, despite meetings with the DOE regarding safety, the situation has become 'untenable,' and parents have told him they are terrified to attend the meetings. 'The DOE needs to do something big to fix this,' he told The Post. 'Simply having increased safety officers didn't prevent the harassment.' Maron is now pleading for help from Mayor Adams and US Education Secretary Linda McMahon. 'Ongoing harassment and threats now jeopardize my safety and that of other council members, hindering our ability to serve,' Maron wrote in a letter to McMahon Saturday. 'I seek your guidance on ensuring our protection in these elected roles.' She implored Adams to allow the council to transition to remote meetings. Maron also called on McMahon to advise NYC parents 'distressed' by the DOE's 'refusal to discuss how its 2019 gender guidelines — including replacing 'sex' with 'gender identity' — affect female students and athletes.' This 'stifles democratic participation and undermines girls' rights to fair treatment under federal law.' She is calling for a review committee, including female athletes and trans students, 'to discuss in a calm and respectful fashion how to move forward in compliance with Title IX.' The DOE and the mayor's office did not respond to an inquiry from The Post.
Yahoo
10-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trans rights activists bizarrely perform silent 'Macarena' dance at New York City education meeting
Bizarre video shows dozens of trans rights activists recently protesting at a New York City education council meeting by silently dancing "La Macarena." The meeting, which was held by the Community Education Council for District 2 (CEC 2), was held on Feb. 26. A YouTube stream of the meeting shows the protesters quietly performing the iconic '90s dance, some out of step with others. The dance began when a female attendee named Jo Vitale took the microphone to voice support for Resolution 248, a measure passed last year that was aimed at researching the effects of allowing biological males to compete with women. Council members appeared to hide their smiles while the activists silently danced in the background as Vitale spoke. New York City Mcdonald's Starts Carding Teenagers In Response To Crime: 'People Fight In There' "I'm here to support Resolution 48," the New Yorker said. "And let's be clear on what Resolution 248 is. It would allow for the research of the impacts of having biological males compete with biological females in sports." Read On The Fox News App "The research," she emphasized. "And that's what these people have all come out against, the research … they're just virtue-signaling, and they're baby bullies. So let's not placate these baby bullies." New York Ag Letitia James Advises Hospitals To Ignore Trump Eo About Sex-change Procedures For Minors CEC District 2 "oversees public elementary/middle schools in NYC Community School District 2," according to its Facebook page. Its schools are in the Lower East Side, Hell's Kitchen and Chinatown, among other Big Apple neighborhoods. Fox News Digital reached out to CEC 2 but has not yet heard back. CEC 2 Vice President Leonard Silverman told the New York Post that he "appreciate[s] their advocacy, but it's completely misplaced." "But they still keep on showing up, and it's really disruptive because it's discouraged other parents from talking about other educational issues," he article source: Trans rights activists bizarrely perform silent 'Macarena' dance at New York City education meeting
