The US Department of Education (DOE) recently announced that it is launching a Title VI investigation into the New York City Department of Education over antisemitic discrimination. I taught in NYC public schools for 26 years, and since 2016 have been a community advocate fighting antisemitism in NYC public schools. I can say: it is about time.

For those unfamiliar, Title VI of the US Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination based on race, color and national origin in programs receiving federal assistance. And since NYC public schools, like all public schools, receive federal funding, Title VI applies to NYC public schools.The Department of Education announced the investigation in April, but antisemitism in NYC public schools — among teachers, administrators and even unions — goes back at least a few years.

In 2023, Defending Ed reported, “a teacher at Gotham Tech High School publicly supported the terrorist group Hamas attacking Israel. He shared an image on social media of a........

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