Back in November 2009, Insideschools reported on the controversy surrounding the expansion of Girls Prep Charter School to include grades 5 to 8 inside a building it shares with PS 188 and PS 94 on...

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...

The ARISE Coalition, a group of parents, educators and advocates seeking to improve special education in New York City, this week released a guide for parents on the latest reforms to special...

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...

The Department of Education is hiring educators to fill the newly created positions of "master" and "turnaround" teachers. The new  positions were designed in conjunction with the United Federation...

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...

Applications are due Friday, July 30 for pre-kindergarten programs in city schools and community organizations. All children who were born in 2006 are eligible for public pre-K  for the 2010-2011...

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...

Dear Judy:  I am about to file a 2nd round application for pre-K,  but I  can’t make up my mind between a program that is in a public school and one that is located in an off-site location. What is...

Public Advocate Bill DeBlasio and the Alliance for Quality Education (AQE) released a joint report today evaluating how the Department of Education handles school co-locations. Its conclusion: The...

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...

Parents of 4-year-olds still looking for a school for next fall may apply now in the second round of pre-kindergarten admissions. All children who were born in 2006 are eligible for public pre-K,...

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...

While waiting for the release of standardized state test scores, due out in August, parents may want to read a provocative piece written by conservative pundit Sol Stern in the latest edition of ...