A group of Upper West Side parents, elected officials and other concerned citizens has beenmeeting this summer to plan a new, academically challenging high school focused on journalism and writing...

College bound high school seniors through out the U.S. are struggling to put the finishing touches on college essays, those pesky assignments aimed at giving admissions officers a bit more personal...

While awaiting word from the city's specialized high schools this week, I found myself saying meaningless words to my anxious 13-year-old:``If we lived in the suburbs,'' I told him, "You and your...

Imminent budget cuts to the city's schools will hamstring some programs, and simply erase others, like after-school activities and non-academic enrichments, depending on how individual principals...

If anyone tells you the high school process in New York City is relatively painless, don’t believe them. Would you believe someone who told you they breezed through high school and loved every...

As the high school search for my eighth-grader intensifies, I've been reading up on some interesting and relatively new schools. All are far from where we live and not at all convenient: Frank...

Saturday was one of those perfect Indian summer days. The beach beckoned; the greenmarkets overflowed with pungent basil and ripe produce; tourists marched in droves over the Brooklyn Bridge to see...

School may be out, but there's plenty buzzing in the city press -- about education, budget cuts, and attendance vigilance gone awry. Plus, the Mayor's slated to make an education statement at 1 pm...

You'd think Post education reporter Yoav Gonen would know better. Last week, Gov. Paterson announced that his son, an MS 54 8th grader, will attend Beacon High School this fall. This weekend, the...

Laurie Crutcher is a parent and a program officer at TASC (The After School Corporation). Her story originally appeared on the TASC blog. My daughter Emilie, who just turned 11 years old, will be...

Dear Judy, I am a nervous wreck. My son is going to 8th grade in September and I feel anxious about the whole high school admission process. I know schools like it if you attend their open houses...

If you're one of the 7,391 8th graders who didn't get assigned to a high school--or who was assigned to a school you don't want to attend--there are still some good schools with space available....

There are hundreds of other schools in the city from which to choose. You may list up to 12 schools on your application.  Some schools, called screened schools, require high grades and good...

Which high school out of the 400-plus in the city received the most applicants this year?  Tiny Baruch College High School, with only  438 students, received 7,606 applications for about 104 seats....

Busy is the family that has a 5th- and 8th-grader: middle school and high school applications are both due on the same day, Dec. 2! If you are a parent of a 5th-grader, this may be your first...

A glimmer of hope for 8th graders who were rejected at their high school choices: Insideschools has learned that one-quarter of the kids who appealed their high school placements last year got a...

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Dear Judy: My son was accepted to Beacon High School. He is very happy and is already making plans as to what he will do at the new school.  I don't come from the U.S. and my question is:  Is it a...

These not-quite-spring days of March can be terribly anxious ones for eighth-graders and their parents, waiting to hear where and if they are matched for a New York City public high school. Now’s...