Charter schools continue to dominate education news. With millions of dollars of Race to the Top money at stake, the push to raise the New York State charter cap is gaining momentum, thanks to a...

It's been a bumpy ride this spring for kindergarten enrollment in tiny District 1, New York City's only full choice district, located on Manhattan's Lower East Side. Parents claim that kindergarten...

Mayor Bloomberg last week announced his 2011 fiscal budget and the outlook for the city's school teachers -- and its classrooms --is grim. The budget calls for the elimination of 6,414 teachers...

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...

Q: My son will be applying to colleges in the fall. My question is about college interviews. Are college interviews given randomly or are they primarily given if the college is not quite sure about...

More incoming kindergartners qualified for gifted and talented programs in the city's public schools this year, although fewer kids were tested. According to Department of Education data released...

On the front page of today's New York Times, education reporter Jennifer Medina gives a rundown of the proposed changes in special education that will be piloted next fall in 250 city schools and...

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...

It's "ELA day" for New York students in grades 3 through 8 who are taking the state standardized reading tests. After weeks filled with practice tests, skill assess ments, and endless sharpening of...

My 7th grader chose to investigate his school’s lunch waste flow for his spring science fair topic. He mounted a waste reduction campaign to see if he could lower the amount of waste sent from...

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...

Think of the best teacher you have ever had. She convinced you you could do it. He visited your home when something went wrong. She gave you hard feedback on an essay. He spoke to you with great...

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? ...

Tour dates for schools that will be offering G&T programs in 2010 are now posted on the Department of Education's website. Click here to see the links for each borough, and for a list of all...

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...

Score reports and applications for students who qualified for kindergarten and 1st grade gifted and talented programs are to be sent no later than today, April 16, according to the Department of...

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