In a bumper year for public school kindergarten applications, more than 2,400 children are on waitlists at their zoned school. That is 200 fewer than last year at this time, according to data the...

If your 12-year-old is completing 7th grade this week, it's time for you to start thinking about high school. Here's what you and your rising 8th-grader can do this summer. Schools are handing out...

Gone are the days of morning class and afternoon jobs for 12th graders in New York City. Principals say this fall, a policy requiring high school seniors to attend a full day of school will be...

Old School New School, a website about high school choice created by public school students went live this week. With colorful graphics and funny videos, it gives pointers to 8th graders about how...

Beginning September 1, the Department of Education, will open temporary student registration centers for high school students who are new to New York City, new to its public schools, or who...

UPDATE: A protest organized by the NYC Coalition for Educational Justice halted the Panel for Educational Policy's monthly meeting held last night, Aug. 16.  Check out the news coverage at...

Students' individual scores on the 2010 state English and math exams are now available on ARIS Parent Link. Families who have set up an ARIS account will be able to find out their child's...

Manhattan's District 2 may get its first charter school in 2011-12 and some parents aren't happy about the prospect. The District 2 Community Education Council will vote on two resolutions tonight,...

The last of a series of workshops  for middle school students and their families, introducing them to the high school admissions process, will be held tonight, Aug. 10, atStuyvesant High School at...

UPDATE: On August 24, the deadline to apply for upper grade Gifted and Talented programswas extended from August 27 to September 17, The Department of Education is accepting applications for...

Dear Judy With all the talk about professional tutoring giving the edge in admissions tests for selective schools and G&T programs, I am beginning to worry. We can’t afford much in the way of...

A front page story in today's New York Times spotlights the practice of deciding a student's "giftedness" based on performance on just one test and points out a lack of diversity of students...

Last week was extremely hard for all principals and teachers, as we faced a free fall in our "proficiency" percentages on the 2010 state tests, the most important indicator of success of the city’s...

How important are your children's earliest educators in predicting their success? A New York Times article ("The Case for $320,000 Kindergarten Teachers") last week argues that kindergarten...

August 5  is the last day of summer school classes for elementary and middle school students  before they take state math exams on August 9 and  English exams the following day, to determine...

Far fewer students across the state achieved proficiency on the 2010 standardized English and math tests than in past years, according to results released today by the State Education Department. ...

It took a few months but the Department of Education finally crunched the numbers.  In 2009 a grand total of 1000 children scored in the 99th percentile on the citywide assessments for kindergarten...

You know it's been a hot July when people are pinning their hopes on August for some relief.  So far in July, the thermometer hit 90 degrees 12 times and the average temperature for the month...

High school admissions appeals letters were mailed to students’ homes today Friday, July 23,  according to the central enrollment office at the Department of Education. Every year 8th and 9th...

Q:  I am a parent at my wit's end.  My son has averaged a C his entire three years in high school and now I am concerned he will not get into college.  Although his grades are average he has...

Career and Technical Education (CTE) was the topic of last night's high school workshop, the fourth in the Department of Education’s seven-part series on high school admissions. The purpose of CTE...

Standardized reading and math test scores for students in grades 3-8 will be released by the State Education Department to schools on Wednesday, although families won't be able to see their child's...

Earlier this month we reported that 19 schools originally slated for closure would remain open next fall and we wondered where the new schools scheduled to open in those buildings would be...

Parents and students turned out in impressive numbers to last night's workshop at Brooklyn Tech, the third in the Department of Education's seven-part series on high school admissions.  Last night...

Summer school opened for thousands of students on July 6 -- coinciding with a record-breaking heat wave.  Unfortunately, while many schools and classrooms have air-conditioning, many others do...