Category: Editorial
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The public school diversity problem
New York State Public Schools have a diversity problem. We all know it. And we haven’t done enough to set things right.
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Big data miners are sorry for being bad
Like toddlers building castles out of sand, they molded a resource — your information — giving shape to a predictive algorithm. So who exactly is “they”? No matter. None of them deserve your pity.
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On Informed Citizenship
We must scrutinize what we hear and welcome debate. Informed citizenship demands elected officials reimagine what government can be. I haven’t given up hope for us. Neither should you.
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Why are we silent as Trump intends to slash public school funding?
Prioritizing another stealth warplane purchase over maintaining educational opportunities for millions of children is reprehensible.
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Standing Tall In Defense Of Virtue
When watchdog organizations regard flashpoints in this debate – guest speaker events gone awry, library book signings turned shouting matches, and Halloween costume party spectacles – as emblems of youth ignorance rather than empowerment, they are the ones “coddling American minds.”
Matt Schwartz 