Anyone who regularly reads Department of Education documents knows better than to expect fine literature. Many DOE memos and letters are so full of the bureaucratic nonsense known as “eduspeak”...

Nearly half of the 77,137 8th-graders who applied to high school last fall were matched with their first choice school, but 10 percent got no match at all, the Department of Education announced...

Vasilios Biniarls is a math teacher at a Queens middle school program for gifted students, The Academy at PS 122. He wrote to Insideschools after his name was published in the press as a "Below...

It's not just elite high schools that are being told to increase the number of special education students. The Education Department is also directing selective middle schools to take more students...

Two schools targeted for closure by the Education Department have gotten a reprieve. City officials Tuesday afternoon withdrew their proposal to get rid of the 6th-8th grades of the Wadleigh...

If you missed our forum on "How to apply to public elementary school," you can watch it below. (Please bear with us for the 30 second ad before the video starts). If you'd like to see more events...

For some parents, applying to kindergarten has become a second job. They are zoned for schools that are failing, overcrowded or unsafe. They make phone calls, search websites and seek advice in...

Dear Judy, I have a son in a private school and I would like him to apply to public middle schools. I have been told that he will need to take the public school New York state exam in the spring...

On February 9, the Panel for Education Policy will meet to vote on the future of the 25 schools up for phase-out and closure. Hearings are held at the schools; in some cases parents and students...

Warning to anyone who is awaiting results of the latest round of high school admissions: It's not going to be over soon. You may wonder what that means. After all, if you've done the required...

New York City public high schools with academic requirements for entry offer a rigorous education, but admission is supposed to be based on performance, not on income. So why do so few low-income...

Insideschools aims to provide up-to-date data on New York City public schools. We rely on official statistics and information from the New York City Department of Education(DOE) and the New York...

The Department of Education set dates for another round of school closing hearings. On February 9th, the Panel for Education Policy will meet to vote on the future of the 25 schools up for...

When I was a kid in elementary school, I dreaded lunchtime when a nasty girl in my class would relentlessly make fun of my hand-me-down clothes, tell your-mom’s-so-ugly jokes, and threaten bodily...

Close to half of city elementary schools do not meet state standards for arts instruction, even as the number of certified arts teachers in the schools has grown, according to the 2010-11 fifth...

Middle school applications are due Friday! We have a new video with tips on how to apply and 15 new reviews to help you make your choices. Manhattan Manhattan East, the Institute for...

The Department of Education announced Friday that it plans to close seven more schools for poor performance, including two Bronx vocational schools, Samuel Gompers Career and Technical High School...

A dozen schools on a list of 47 targeted as "struggling" earlier this fall are now slated for closure, Chancellor Dennis Walcott said today, with more school closures to be announced tomorrow.  The...

City students' scores on national reading and math exams have flatlined since 2009, officials announced Wednesday. The surprising news delivered a setback to the Bloomberg Administration, which has...

In the midst of the autumn middle and high school application season, New York City was ranked as having the best school choice system in the country by the Brookings Institution. The non-partisan...

Three West Harlem secondary schools are on the chopping block for poor performance and in danger of being closed. All three schools are, or will soon be, sharing buildings with charter schools...

The departure of half the core teaching staff at an elite Upper West Side elementary school has roiled parents who worry test prep is destroying the school’s creative spirit. In July, close to...

Dear Judy, My middle school son tapped on the shoulder of a girl sitting in front of him, but she thought it was someone else and pushed that kid. The teacher sentenced all of them to detention. I...

After two New York City public high school searches in as many years, I've had lots of ideas about what might make the process a little easier on overtaxed parents: virtual tours, excuse letters...

When I left that painful ordeal known as the New York City public school parent teacher conference (also known as, "Teacher Can You Spare Three Minutes,'') last week, I overheard a parent who had...