Sometimes, when you travel to the West, you inadvertently come back to the East. Many people who left their socialist homeland were recently startled to find Soviet ideas taking a stronghold in many corners of American education and politics.

Despite the $293 million decrease from last year, the FY24 budget remains the largest area of NYC spending at $30.7 B. And everyone in town was there for their share of the pie.

The real head-scratcher for many is why I’ve stayed. Perhaps it’s because the fight never ends. Not just for my kids, but for all kids.