Q: I have pretty much finished doing my Common Application and my essay. But I have left a lot of the supplements for the last minute, and the final deadline is January 1. Are these supplements...

One of my favorite holiday traditions is watching educators get into trouble when Christmas creeps into the classroom. Keeping God out of government-funded schools can be tricky, particularly when...

Middle school applications are due Friday! We have a new video with tips on how to apply and 15 new reviews to help you make your choices. Manhattan Manhattan East, the Institute for...

Closing poor-performing schools is no guarantee that students will get a better education at schools that replace them, say advocates who are calling upon the Bloomberg administration and...

The Department of Education announced Friday that it plans to close seven more schools for poor performance, including two Bronx vocational schools, Samuel Gompers Career and Technical High School...

A dozen schools on a list of 47 targeted as "struggling" earlier this fall are now slated for closure, Chancellor Dennis Walcott said today, with more school closures to be announced tomorrow.  The...

City students' scores on national reading and math exams have flatlined since 2009, officials announced Wednesday. The surprising news delivered a setback to the Bloomberg Administration, which has...

In the midst of the autumn middle and high school application season, New York City was ranked as having the best school choice system in the country by the Brookings Institution. The non-partisan...

For the past year and a half, a group of schools has been experimenting with ways to educate special education students more flexibly and in more inclusive classrooms. Now, Chancellor Dennis...

We've produced a video on Career and Technical Education, plus a dozen new high school profiles, just in time for the high school application deadline on Friday. Manhattan The High School for...

Q: I'm applying to high school. How much does a student's high school affect college admissions? Do colleges look only at the big name NYC high schools? What chance does a senior have at one of the...

This week thousands of 8th and 9th graders are finishing up a season of high school fairs, info sessions, and school tours, designed to help them decide where to apply to high school. After a last...

Three West Harlem secondary schools are on the chopping block for poor performance and in danger of being closed. All three schools are, or will soon be, sharing buildings with charter schools...

September is a long way away, but if your child turns five in 2012 it's about time to apply to elementary school. Applications are available at each school Jan. 9 and are due March 2. You must...

For 8th graders and their families who are logging hours pouring over the high school directory, reading Insideschools profiles and comments, watching our videoson how to apply to high school, and...

Ranking your high school choices? Take a look at our new reviews of more than 25 high schools plus a video of how to audition for performing and visual arts schools. (Scroll down to see the...

After two New York City public high school searches in as many years, I've had lots of ideas about what might make the process a little easier on overtaxed parents: virtual tours, excuse letters...

Q: What advice can you give with regard to summer courses in terms of looking best on a college application? My son is a high-achieving student and would like to take some courses next summer that...

A big part of a school’s score on the annual Progress Report, just released for high schools last week, is based on the progress its students make on state exams. Schools get extra points if their...

When I left that painful ordeal known as the New York City public school parent teacher conference (also known as, "Teacher Can You Spare Three Minutes,'') last week, I overheard a parent who had...

Parent-teacher conferences, being held at most high schools tonight and tomorrow, offer families the opportunity to meet teachers and learn how their children are doing in class. But it's hard for...

The A-to-F letter grades on the city's 2010-2011 Progress Reports for high schools are as confusing as ever but don't dismiss the reports as useless. There's a ton of interesting information if you...

Confused about choosing a high school? Insideschools has produced a series of videos on our YouTube channel to help. We give advice on how to make the most of the high school fairs, which are...

Nine schools in Manhattan's District 2 and 11 schools in District 10 in the Bronx are so overcrowded that they cannot accept incoming zoned students in some grades. In all, the Department of...

Q: Since my school has very few AP classes, are "College Now" courses good substitutes? A: When colleges review students' applications -- and this is especially true with selective colleges -- the...