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A view of the U.S. Supreme Court docket constructing in Washington, U.S., June 17, 2024. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photograph The US Supreme Court docket’s ruling that Maryland dad and mom might choose out of LGBTQ-inclusive classes has put renewed concentrate on the position of New York Metropolis’s Division of Training (DOE) in defending rights for LGBTQ college students. The ruling, which was determined alongside ideological traces, allowed dad and mom to make use of faith as an excuse to take away college students from classes with LGBTQ-related themes. Whereas the ruling was initially restricted to the particular case of Maryland faculties,…

Elected officers and advocates collect at Metropolis Corridor to have a good time $2.5 million in funding for AAPI curriculum. Photograph courtesy of workplace of Council Member Sandra Ung. Queens Council Members Shekar Krishnan, Linda Lee, Sandra Ung and Julie Gained gathered on the steps of Metropolis Corridor Wednesday afternoon alongside Manhattan Council Member Carlina Rivera to have a good time the “historic” $2.5 million finances funding to help the implementation of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) historical past curriculum in NYC faculties. The elected officers had been joined by representatives from various AAPI and immigrant teams on the…