A previous version of this story ran in October 2019. It has been updated with new information for October 2020. While the Department of Education has yet to finalize policies for the Fall 2020...

This article originally appeared in Urban Matters, a publication by our colleagues at the Center for New York City Affairs at The New School. There can no longer be any doubt that New York City’s...

Now more than ever, we need each other. That’s why we at InsideSchools have spent the summer creating a new space to support NYC families in what promises to be an unusual year. It’s called...

We're thrilled to launch How to Support Online Learning at Home, a free online class for NYC families available on our new community platform, InsideSchools+. It was designed by InsideSchools...

It’s not surprising that many elementary school teachers struggle with the Common Core State Standards for math. Many early childhood teachers are actually frightened of math. They may doubt their...

This article originally appeared in Urban Matters, a publication by our colleagues at the Center for New York City Affairs at The New School. The most dramatic story of the just-ended New York...

Back in early March, we published a new vision for where we wanted to take InsideSchools in the next 1,000 days. Within a week, Covid-19 forced the entire NYC school system to shift to remote...

Ingrid, mother of 2 (ages 13 and 15) (Ingrid requested no photo or school names) What does a good education look like to you? Teachers and parents need to work together. I am in direct contact...

This program is offering virtual mentorship programs for high school students during the summer of 2020. The virtual mentorship program will connect high schools with professional researchers throu...

Parents across the city have no doubt heard that there is a new survey out there that DOE officials would like them to complete. It’s called the “Return to School 2020” survey. I filled it out...

“Now more than ever” is a refrain you hear a lot these days. Now more than ever we need to rethink instruction, teach civics, create a culturally responsive curriculum, to name a few. Here’s one...

As #BlackLivesMatter protests flare up persistently throughout the country, teachers and families who had been mostly concerned about how to sufficiently complete the academic year online now have...

Yvonne, mother of 4 (Girls Prep Bronx Elementary & Middle School, Success Academy) "Open communication with teachers is important to me. I want to be able to ask, 'What are the expectations?...

In an effort to make the school system more equitable, city officials have invested heavily in training teachers and administrators in culturally responsive-sustaining education or CRSE. Some of...

Yesterday, we featured charter school expert Dirk Tillotson's advice [link] for voicing complaints to charter schools. Today, he explains the rights of students with special needs in the charter...

Charter schools are independent public schools. Each functions as its own school district with a non-profit Board of Directors that performs the duties of a Board of Education. The board is...

According to a new survey by USA World News and Ipsos of over 500 K-12 teachers and 400 parents of K-12 students, 20% of teachers said they are unlikely to return to the classroom in September,...

Sometimes, it can be hard to know just how well remote learning is going in the city. Parents might see what happens for their own children, but not for others. Stories emerge on both ends of the...

Are you looking for a job at a school? Seeking a tutor for your child, or an educational consultant who can help you make sense of your options? Find the one that's right for you. Schools, tutors...

High school admissions season doesn't kick off until September, but if you’re a current 7th-grader, you should start exploring your options this spring to avoid a last-minute scramble. The big...

Parents of New York is an occasional post sharing the stories, ideas and perspectives of parents or caregivers with children in the New York City public schools. It is inspired by the popular...

When Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that New York would partner with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to “reimagine” education in the state, it took many by surprise. One contacted us...

As schools begin planning for what will likely be an unusual fall, they will be under pressure to find creative ways to do more with less. That goes both for the business-as-usual learning and...

Originally published in the New York Daily News. Gov. Cuomo has enlisted the Gates Foundation to do a statewide reimagining of public education in light of what we’ve learned from the coronavirus...

Next year’s high school application season will be unprecedented. High schools that screen applicants won’t be allowed to look at this year’s attendance records, and there will be no standardized...