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Daughter of outgoing NYC Schools Chancellor David Banks promoted to district job -- despite lacking qualifications
The job requires "at least eight years of successful teaching experience," according to a DOE ad for the position. Aaliyah Banks has five years as a state-licensed teacher.
Daughter of teachers' union boss has $165K job in city agency under probe
Meghan Mulgew is “Senior Advisor to the Executive Deputy Commissioner of Asset and Property Management" in the city’s Department of Citywide Administrative Services.
Minnesota teacher pension fund under Tim Walz 'blatantly cooked,' investigator finds: 'Undetected for decades'
Edward Siedle, an ex-US Securities and Exchange Commission lawyer privately hired by worried educators, has just published a bombshell 113-page report titled, “Minnesota Mirage: Sleight of Hand.”
NYC teacher accused of grooming, sexually assaulting student for years then sued DOE for not funding his defense
Scott Biski, 50, was removed from Jamaica Gateway to the Sciences High School in 2022, but remained on the city payroll -- collecting $93,200 last fiscal year.
Outgoing Chancellor David Banks upset after being pushed out months early: 'He wasn’t consulted'
Banks was blindsided to learn from Mayor Eric Adams late Wednesday that he'd be pushed out of his job months earlier than planned, insiders told The Post.
Embattled NYC Schools Chancellor David Banks exiting post earlier than expected as fed probe intensifies
Banks announced his retirement from the top post in the Department of Education on Sept. 25, just weeks after the feds raided the home he shares with Deputy Mayor Sheena...
Departing NYC schools chancellor admits Eric Adams might not stay mayor following indictment
Outgoing schools Chancellor David Banks has confided to city superintendents he doubts that embattled Mayor Adams can remain in power after his indictment, sources told The Post.
Top Adams officials set to tie the knot this weekend — raising speculation of buffer from fed corruption probe rocking City Hall: sources
Earlier this month, Wright’s elegant West 143rd Street home in Harlem was raided, and her phone was seized.
Adams’ girlfriend joined on $45K worth of luxe trips, accused of having 'no-show' DOE job
Mayor Adams’ longtime girlfriend Tracey Collins, a highly paid "senior adviser" in the city Department of Education, joined Hizzoner on $45,000 worth of ritzy trips.
NYC school superintendent accused of warning 'no more white principals' abruptly ousted amid staff complaints
The superintendent of Staten Island public schools was abruptly removed from her post a week ago amid ongoing accusations she made derisive comments about staff and vowed, "No more white...
Olivia Nuzzi was banned from Trump's hush-money trial after twice taking photos against court rules.
Before New York Magazine writer Olivia Nuzzi was suspended for allegedly sexting with RFK Jr, she was booted from Donald Trump’s hush-money criminal trial for taking photos against court rules, The...
Education advocate calls for criminal charges against NYC staff who took own kids to Disney World on trips meant for homeless students
Federal officials should consider criminal charges against six NYC employees who took their own kids and grandkids to Disney World and on other costly trips meant for homeless students, an...
NYC schools chancellor David Banks had no waiver to 'benefit' brother's biz clients
Banks never obtained a waiver to meet with vendors represented by his younger brother, Terence, despite a possible conflict of interest, officials told The Post.
NYC educrats took own kids to Disney World on trips meant for homeless students
Six Department of Education employees used "forged permission slips” to take their own kids and grandchildren to Disney World and on other city-funded trips meant for homeless students.
Ex-principal accused of abusing 5-year-old autistic student canned from new gig as special education coordinator
A former Westchester principal accused of tormenting a 5-year-old student with autism has been fired from a Bronx charter school just weeks after starting, The Post has learned.
Adams fails to name third trustee to oversee billions of dollars in school construction: 'Ignores the law'
The city’s School Construction Authority has made decisions on spending billions of taxpayer dollars over the past year without the required oversight, showing Mayor Adams' "fundamental disrespect for the law,"...
Touro University yanks prof charged with sexual abuse from ethics course — after Post report
Three months after Menachem Kiwak was arrested for sexually abusing a patient, Touro University addressed the issue with students and faculty for the first time.
Thousands of NYC special ed students denied services days before school starts
Thousands of private and homeschooled students in need of special education services from the city have been denied crucial resources just a week before school starts.
Touro professor charged with sexually abusing patient set to teach ‘legal and ethical' class
“I have no doubt that if his mother-in-law wasn’t a big shot in the college, he would have been gone by now,” said one professor.
Some NYC schools spending massive amounts on per-pupil budgets -- but show dismal results
Some New York City public schools spend up to three times as much per student than the citywide average -- but show dismal results, The Post has found.