The Panel for Educational Policyis scheduled to vote on several school co-locations at its monthly meeting tomorrow, May 18. Also on the agenda for the May meeting are a slew of Department of...

I am sure I was not the only principal huddled around a computer, trying to listen "between the lines" during the Chancellor's address about the budget last week. Unfortunately, there was no more...

Two weeks ago my friends and I sent in our deposits to the colleges of our choice and put an abrupt end to the lengthy "college process." But for many parents and students reading this blog, the...

The state's education department and teachers' unions have reached an agreement that will change the way teachers are evaluated. Under the new system, teacher' ratings would be linked to how well...

My twelve-year-old has been asking one too many questions lately about high school admissions, even as I’ve tried to shield him from all discussions and preserve whatever innocence might possibly...

While more than 6,600 8th graders are still sweating out this year's high school admissions process, it's time for the roughly 80,000 students in next year's class of 8th graders to start thinking...

Last week the Department of Education announced that of the 80,412 8th graders applying to high school, 82%  92% of them --- 73,718 -- were matched to a high school. Not included in the...

The due date for Gifted and Talented applications for qualifying elementary school students is Friday, April 30. Among the hundreds who submitted commentsto Insideschools on this topic, some raised...

Eighteen parents of students learning to speak English and 21 parents of children with special education needs have come forward to run for election to the newly created citywide parent council for...

Some 2000 students and their parents attended last Thursday's supplementary round high school fair, according to aNY1 weekend report that featured an interview with Insideschools' director Pamela...

Last week was a banner one for news coverage of charter schools. The Daily News reported that nepotism and conflicts of interest were rampant at some charters schools, while their oversight was the...

Earlier this week we reported that there were openings at two selective Manhattan high schools, Bard HIgh School Early College and Millennium High School, which were not listed as choices in the...

In a complicated year for high school admissions, Chancellor Klein announced today that 86% of the 80,412 8th-graders who applied for high school were matched to one of their top five choices on a...

Q:  My son is so stressed out with senior year and college applications that he's actually lost his enthusiasm for going to college.  He says he wants to take a year off.  Is this a good idea? ...

Bard High School Early College and Millennium High School, two highly selective high schools in Manhattan, have a lot of seats available for incoming 9th graders. Here's the catch: neither are...

Like many New York City public school parents, I spend a fair amount of time thinking about schools and anticipating the next move. To avoid stressing out my seventh-grader needlessly, though, I...

In a Friday afternoon press release, the Department of Education announced the closing of a Brooklyn charter school, East New York Preparatory Charter School. In February 2009 the school, which...

<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 0 1 485 2768 23 5 3399 11.1287 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> 0 0 0 <![endif]-->Recess. The word invites a rush of memories for...

Forums to meet the candidates for the new citywide council for English language learners (CCELL) and the newly reconstituted special education council (CCSE) are underway. Forums in Staten Island...

In the last poll's angst-o-meter, the largest percentage of you -- 44% -- were most annoyed by the Department of Education's delay in sending high school placement letters. And, indeed, the DOE...

This year, state-mandated standardized tests for students in grades 3-8 are being held later than customary -- in April and May rather than in January and March. When the testing schedule was...

The Department of Education has not yet released the numbers of how many 8th-graders were not matched with a public high school for September and we will share the information as soon as we get it...

The nail biting is over for most 8th graders who received their high admissions letter in the mail over spring recess. Unfortunately for some, uncertainty will linger a bit longer. Many 8th graders...

Applications for the Specialized High Schools Institute (SHSI), a free course run by the Department of Education that helps economically disadvantaged children prepare for the Specialized High...

By the time your kid hits eighth-grade in New York City, you should be a grizzled admissions veteran. You’ve already negotiated finding an elementary school or perhaps chosen to live in a certain...