Teens from all over the city are invited to the launch of a new website designed to help simplify the process of choosing the right high school! A group of NYC public high school students from The Resilience Advocacy Project (RAP), teaching artist Douglas Paulson, and the Center for Urban Pedagogy investigated the high school application process and created a website: Old School New School! Teens are invited to the launch party for this project. They will get to see the new website, learn how it works, view some exciting videos, and ask questions about the high school process from peer experts! This event is FREE and open to teens of all ages. Food and beverages provided. RSVP by 5 pm on Friday, July 27:http://www.nycharities.org/events/EventLevels.aspx?ETID=5235

One of the two summer sessions introducing the nine specialized high schools and the admissions test. Hear from representatives from all the schools and get tips on how to prepare for the exam. Both sessions will cover the same material.

One in a series of public hearings that the New NY Education Reform Commission is holding to gather input on solutions to improve New York’s public education system. The public has an opportunity say how Albany's policies are impacting your local schools. To testify, send your written testimony to NYEducationReformCommission@exec.ny.gov no later than 2 days before the hearing so that members of the Commission can review. Speakers are asked to summarize their testimony. At the end of this hearing there will be 30 minutes set aside for public comment.

Parents, students, and community members are holdindthis press conference to share their priorities for public education. Participating: Councilman Robert Jackson, Alliance for Quality Education, New York City Coalition for Educational Justice, Urban Youth Collaborative, New York Communities for Change, New Settlement Apartment Parent Action Committee, New York Civic Participation Project, United Parents of Highbridge, Parent Voice NY, students, parents and community members

One of two workshops for families of incoming 8th-graders to learn about the nine specialized high schools and the specialized high schools admissions test. Hear from specialized high school representatives and get tips on how to prepare for the exam. Both sessions will cover the same material.

NYC public high school students from the Resilience Advocacy Project (RAP),teaching artist Douglas Paulson, and the Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP) investigated the high school application process. They made a website to help break it down to middle school students, parents, and guidance counselors: Old School New School. The group will present their website, a series of videos they produced, and a taste of their investigative process. Audience members will learn how the high school application process works in New York City and will take part in a question and answer session with the crew. Free and open to the public. RSVP by 5 pm on Friday, July 20: http://www.acfny.org/event/center-for-urban-pedagogy/