New York City students can now anonymously report threats or acts of violence at their schools by calling 866-SPEAK-UP. The toll-free hotline is operated by gun violence prevention group PAX,...

The NY Post reports that 3,00 0 parents attended the third annual Harlem Education Fair, held Feb. 28 at the 369th Harlem Armory on 143rd Street. That's far short of the 10,000 parents event...

Two Brooklyn parents are joining forces with Advocates for Children (AFC) to challenge the extension of PAVE Academy Charter School's colocation with PS 15. Despite public protest, the Panel for...

<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 0 1 189 1079 8 2 1325 11.1282 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> 0 0 0 <![endif]-->Was your child born in 2005? 2006? If so, now is...

Parent-teacher conferences scheduled to take place today [Thursday, Feb. 25] at New York City intermediate and junior high schools will be rescheduled due to poor weather conditions, reports the...

It's time for a new crop of  4-year-olds to begin applying to pre-kindergarten! The admissions process  for the 2010/2011 school year begins Monday, March 1 with  applications due by April 9.  All...

The Panel for Educational Policy approved 13 charter school colocation proposals at its monthly meeting, held Wednesday night at the Fashion Industries High School in Chelsea. New York City...

In a surprising change of course, the Department of Education announced that it will cancel plans to move a charter school into a Bronx vocational high  school. The DOE's decision comes after...

In our last poll, we asked how you feel about your school's lunches. Fifty-eight percent of you said your school does NOT serve healthy lunches. Twenty-three percent said the food is healthy....

A few weeks back, Insideschools attended the yearly New High Schools Fair. We were lucky enough to speak with faculty and staff from each  school about their hopes and plans for the 2010/2011...

There are many reasons why high school choice in New York City is so fraught and frightening for parents. In a city where parenting can resemble a competitive sport, important questions abound. But...

City Limits devotes its entire March issue toHarlem Children's Zone, featuring a comprehensive report by Helen Zelon, long-time contributor to Insideschools.org. The lead article, "Is the Promise...

This week's snowstorm forced the postponement of open houses at specialized and new high schools. Because of the delays, the Department of Education is giving 8th graders and their families a few...

I admit it: this time of year, my children don't get enough exercise. It's hard to drag them outside to play when we live in a northern, urban environment with no yard, and the playgrounds are sad...

<!--StartFragment-->Hot on the heels of the (partial) reinstatement of PTA bake sales, a new brochure was circulated today by the Office of Family Engagement at the Department of Education...

Meredith Kolodner of the Daily News has been following the storyof Rosa Bracero, a newly homeless senior in high school, who was unable to take the state-mandated English Regents exam in January...

Q: My son is a junior and I thought that later this spring, and over the summer, we'd start driving to see some college campuses. Now he is saying, why bother, no one gets in anyway. He is friends...

The Department of Education announced that open houses scheduled for this Wednesday, Feb. 10 for students accepted at specialized high schools, will be postponed until Feb. 22 because of predicted...

New York City is such a peculiarly competitive place to live that even toddlers may receive rejection letters from pre-schools, so you think they might be prepared when it comes time for choosing a...

Eighth-graders (and some 9th-graders) across the city learned this week whether they were offered seats at the city's specialized high schools, including the eight schools for which students take...

The Daily News recently surveyed school lunchrooms to see if the "health-crazed Bloomberg administration," which "often touts how it has overhauled school lunches and slashed calories," has...

In our last poll, we asked how you felt about the closing of 19 city schools. It turns out that a strong majority -- 61% -- feel that schools should be fixed rather than shut. Another 11% felt that...

On February 4, ARISE , a coalition of individuals and 24 organizations of which AFC is a member, issued a statement charging that the Department of Education's plan to reform special education does...

Sixteen new high schools set to open next September are profiled in the Directory of the New High Schools, now available on the Department of Education's website. Representatives from many of the...

The Department of Education is rolling out plans to open new schools next fall across the city. The DOE announced Tuesday that it will add six schools to the list of Brooklyn schools already slated...