Last week, Insideschools spoke with Anna Commitante (head of DOE G+T), Elizabeth Sciabarra (OSEPO head) and Marty Barr (OSEPO's elementary-schools head) about gifted and talented programs,...

by Liz Willen There's no way of getting around the constant search for schools in New York City -- from getting into pre-kindergarten (far more complicated than necessary this year) to finding a...

The end of July may seem like low season for high school, but parents of rising 8th graders with questions about small and charter high schools have a chance to learn more tomorrow evening, in a...

District family advocates, positions newly created by the DOE's Office of Family Engagement and Advocacybefore the 2007-08 school year, will be fewer and farther between in 2008-09, according to a...

Students without placements or unhappy with school assignments in Brooklyn can attend the DOE's new school fair today at Brooklyn's Borough Hallfrom 4-7 p.m. New middle and high schools with open...

More money woes this week: city funding for pre-K programs run by community groups was cut in half, leading to the overnight evaporation of about 300 seats. Yet Obama accepted the endorsement of...

Here's a paragraph from Chancellor Joel Klein's testimonyyesterday before the House panel on education; below it, some amplification on what the stats really mean, thanks to this handy...

Last night's Town Hall in Brooklyn was the first of many, according to City Council member Bill deBlasio, that will address issues raised by mayoral control of the city's schools -- a state law...

After all the middle-school admissions brouhaha, disturbing reporting on students who can't get out of the middle gradeswas released today by the Out of School Youth Coalition, a network of social...

This morning Randi Weingarten, president of the UFT, was officially elected head of the national teacher’s union, the American Federation of Teachers. Weingarten has wielded enormous influence over...

Do-gooders are building 11 new playgrounds at Bronx elementary schools this summer, but parents of leaf-picking toddlers just might face summonses, like one unlucky mother in Chelsea. Five public...

Early round-up this week -- our attempt to get to the news before we get to the grill. Yesterday, we looked at No Child Left Behind and the second annual Learning Environment Survey results. Even...

School may be out, but there's plenty buzzing in the city press -- about education, budget cuts, and attendance vigilance gone awry. Plus, the Mayor's slated to make an education statement at 1 pm...

It was the last week of school, and the big story was the generally higher test scores, although the controversy continues over what the scores actually mean. Chancellor Klein was riding high on...

An ebullient Chancellor Klein quoted ol' Blue Eyes this morning -- "it was a very good year"-- and lauded the praises of students at Bronx Lab High School(whose graduates he addressed) as well as...

Persistent declines in level 4 middle school ELA scores and other hallmarks of flagging achievement from the top tier of New York City's students have prompted many commenters' heartfelt concern...

The Panel for Educational Policy (PEP) passed the executive budget last night. Only one member, Manhattan representative Patrick Sullivan, voted nay. Sullivan said he was concerned that more...

New York City and State's big gains in test scores lead the news at the Times and Daily News, and are featured at the Post and the Sun, which focuses on charter-school progress. But amid the...

It was a love-fest today at PS 178for New York City’s educational leadership. Ongoing battles over budget cuts were tabled (momentarily) as the Mayor, Chancellor Joel Klein, UFTpresident Randi...

At high noon today, the New York State Department of Educationwill present the 2007-08 English/Language Arts (ELA) and Math scores for students statewide, including New York City public school...

It may be the last Monday of the school year, but the work of education goes on: This evening at 6 pm, the Panel for Education Policywill hold public hearings at MLK High School complex; sign up at...

Too busy worrying if you still have a job, your fifth grader got into middle school or the commute to Manhattan for a G&T program is plausible to read the paper? Don’t worry - we’ve flipped...

A famously outspoken lot, parents of g+t youngsters had a great deal to say in response to our question yesterday afternoon. Two themes seem clear from the comments which, along with the Times'...

Parents have long felt that city schools are set up to serve the highest achievers -- via gifted and talented programs and the specialized high schools, for example -- and, particularly in the...

With the Obama/McCain showdown claiming more above-the-fold newspaper space and primetime television minutes each week, I have been considering the delicate relationship between teachers’ personal...