Susan Edelman
The Archive
Anti-Israel teaching assistant fired from NYC elementary school after being handcuffed at Columbia
James Parra, a fifth-grade paraprofessional at Brooklyn Arbor in Williamsburg who called Israel a "racist" and "terrorist" state, shared his ouster on social media Wednesday.
NYC comptroller, other pols score free Denmark trip from entity pushing 'green' jobs
A Cornell University entity pushing clean energy initiatives picked up a $20,000-plus tab for an entourage of progressive pols led by Comptroller Brad Lander to attend a week-long junket to...
NY teacher charged with sex abuse of mentally ill student jailed: 'Danger to the community'
A federal judge threw a teacher accused of sexually abusing a mentally ill student behind bars after finding she violated strict bail conditions and poses “a real danger to the...
NYC to pay $2.1M in race discrimination settlement with three educators: 'Toxic whiteness'
The city will pay $2.1 million to three white Department of Education executives demoted and replaced by less-qualified people of color, they charged.
NYC schools Chancellor Banks accuses Brooklyn parent leader of violating state laws over Israel-Hamas walkout, could face ban
“It appears that the Council under your leadership and direction is only selectively representing the district’s parent community, blocking attendance and participation at its meetings on questionable grounds, and not...
NYC parents face retaliation after voting for DOE review of trans athletes in girls' sports
Members of the volunteer board say they've been targeted in person and online, in their workplaces and in the organizations they are a part of.
NYC school chief's husband is DOE vendor selling mentorship program with flashy $650 suits for kids
The husband of a Queens school chief is being paid tens of thousands in taxpayer dollars to provide a mentoring program for boys that includes the purchase of flashy $650...
FDNY skipper in fatal boat crash quietly retires with beefed-up, tax-free disability pension worth at least $110K annually
The pilot of the FDNY fireboat in a collision that killed a visiting Belgian firefighter has quietly retired on a boosted, three-quarter disability pension worth six figures, The Post has...
NYC managers score 16% salary hike as Mayor Adams pushes program cuts over migrant crisis
Mayor Eric Adams is crying poverty over the Big Apple's migrant crisis, but still pushed through a $2.1 billion retroactive-raise package for more than 10,000 non-union employees.
'They hate me': Ousted Brooklyn principal targeted by higher-ups for supporting Israel, she says
“I feel I'm being targeted because I'm a Jewish woman in a district which is all about supporting Palestine,” Shali-Ogli said.
FDNY boat operating at 'unsafe speed' during pleasure cruise caused visiting Belgian firefighter's death: Coast Guard
The reckless operation of an FDNY fireboat on a pleasure cruise to the Statue of Liberty at “unsafe speed” caused the death of a visiting Belgian firefighter, according to the...
David Banks promotes educrat under probe for selling conference tickets, merchandise in side hustle
Miatheresa Pate, a former superintendent of District 23 in Ocean Hill, Brownsville, and parts of East New York, was named "interim executive chief” to replace Carolyne Quintana by schools Chancellor...
Ex-FDNY honcho skirts conflict laws by joining IT consulting biz that scored $39M in contracts under his watch: critics
A former Fire Department honcho and longtime confidante of Commissioner Laura Kavanagh is now working for a global IT consulting giant who racked up $39 million in FDNY contacts under his...
Far-left NYC parent board, DOE accused of muzzling conservative voices from public meetings
Community Education Council District 14 and the DOE have been slapped with a bombshell lawsuit accusing administration of muzzling critics with differing world views.
NYC schools chief David Banks ousts top deputy in major leadership shake-up
City schools chief David Banks has ousted the education deputy in charge of his pet reading push -- just months after she allegedly complained about getting paid less than her...
Top aide to Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez leaves office amid antisemitism, misconduct accusations
Maritza Ming, a top aide to Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez, has left the office to work at a personal-injury law firm following accusations of antisemitism and other misconduct, The Post...
AI company paid $4.3M as teaching tool at NYC schools touts 'artificial' reviews on website
The company providing an AI teaching tool to Brooklyn high schools used “testimonials” from phantom “NYC teachers,” and its founder is pals with the schools chancellor.
'They want to shut us up': NYC DOE moves Jewish teacher out of 'Hitler High'
The Jewish teacher at a Brooklyn high school who complained of swastikas, death threats, Nazi salutes, and Hitler-loving comments by unruly students has been booted from the building.
Top FDNY chief takes fall for commish declaring department will 'hunt down' NY AG Letitia James hecklers
A top FDNY chief is taking the fall over a Post report exposing how Commissioner Laura Kavanagh planned to "hunt" down firefighters and other staffers who booed New York Attorney...
Elite NYC high school adds metal detectors following racist graffiti, shooting threats
“I was afraid when I heard and ended up going home. I was having panic attacks and stuff. There are security guards every where you go now," one ninth-grade student...