Rockland County Conflict
New York Magazine staff writer, Benjamin Wallace-Wells, talks about his article "Them and Them," exploring the tensions between the Hasidim and the immigrant community in Ramapo.
View ArticleFollowing Up: Hasidic Leader on Rockland School Controversy
Last week, Brian spoke to the author of a New York Magazine article about tensions in the Ramapo school district. Rockland County legislator Aron Wieder, (District 13) and former President of the East...
View ArticleFollowing Up: Activists on the East Ramapo School Cuts
A group of concerned parents and students say that decisions made by the East Ramapo School Board are not in the best interest of most students. Peggy Hatton, co-host of East Ramapo Underground, a...
View ArticleState of Education
John King, New York State education commissioner and president of the University of the State of New York, talks about the new teacher evaluations system, as well as the state's response to the Ramapo...
View ArticleDivisions Persist in Debate Over E. Ramapo School Aid
A New York Magazine article last month exposed the tensions in Rockland County among the Orthodox, mostly Hasidic, Jewish communities and a largely new immigrant population, predominantly from Haiti...
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