A judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the founding principal of a public Arabic-language school who lost her job amid a public uproar over her remarks downplaying T-shirts emblazoned with the words "Intifada NYC." Debbie Almontaser, former principal of Khalil Gibran International Academy, had accused school ...

Two years after the debut of a controversial public school focusing on Arabic language and culture, a Hebrew language charter school is opening in New York City, stoking further debate about the purpose of a public school education. Backers of the Hebrew Language Academy ...