The defendants are seeking to appeal the decision of Judge Seibel that the plaintiffs have standing to bring the lawsuit. The plaintiffs’ answer to the petitions is found below.
Month: October 2014
US Dept of Education Directive re Equal Education 10-1-14
The Assistant Secretary of Education put out a letter on October 1/ 14 describing the inequality of education that Black and White students currently receive in the US. Here is the letter.
US Dept of Education Directive re Equality in Education 10-1-2014
NY Times 10-29-14: Dept of Education Statement on Equality
The Opinion Pages | Editorial
Journal News 10/23/14: E. Ramapo Compliance with Education Laws re New Immigrants
Mareesa Nicosia, mnicosia@lohud.com The former federal prosecutor who is monitoring East Ramapo schools questioned the district’s “understanding of and compliance with” the law governing immigrant students’ educational rights in a letter to the superintendent last month.
Journal News 10/9/14: Ramapo Appeal Shocks Voters
Ramapo’s Town Board should stop its appeal of a state Supreme Court judge’s do-over order.
The Ramapo Town Board had the opportunity to help clean up an election mess left by the town clerk’s mistakes, save the town money and finally instill some faith in the democratic process. Instead, by a 5-0 vote, the Town Board added insult to injury and blocked any hope that a quick resolution,
Journal News 9/27/14: School Board Hires Lobby Firm for PR
Mareesa Nicosia, mnicosia@lohud.com The East Ramapo school district is on track to spend at least $49,000 this year on an influential lobbying firm and longtime Albany insider tasked with bolstering the troubled school board’s image and leading its campaign to convince the state to increase its education aid.
Journal News 10/1/14: Judge Orders Ramapo Votes Impounded
As Ramapo residents flocked to the polls to vote on election districts and adding two council seats Tuesday, there was some confusion on who could vote. At some polling places, Ramapo poll watchers were not aware that all residents could vote.
RAMAPO – After 16 chaotic hours marked by confusion and allegations of fraud, polls for the referendums that could change the size and makeup of the Town Board closed Tuesday night but the outcome won’t be available until at least Oct. 10. Read more…
CBS News 10/1/14: E. Ramapo Residents Must Wait for Election Result
Ramapo Town Election Results On Hold Due To Criminal Investigation
Residents of Ramapo will have to wait for the results of a contentious election to restructure their town.
Abeng News 9/18/14: School Official Comments Spur Rolling Protests
NY School Official’s Comments on Hispanics Spark Rolling Protests
Journal News 9/23/14: Students Interviewed by Fiscal Monitor
Mareesa Nicosia, mnicosia@lohud.com The longest writing assignment Olivia Castor had during her senior year at Spring Valley High School was two pages.
In 2013, she arrived at Harvard University and was assigned a whopping 22-page paper.
Castor, who has a dual concentration in social studies and African and African-American Studies, says the term paper is one example of how ill-prepared she was for the rigors of college life —
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