Dear Judy, My son is entering 7th grade this fall. Should I be thinking about high school admissions already? What can I do to get prepared? - Thinking Ahead Mom Judy answers: Dear Thinking...

Q: My son is finishing his junior year, and so far he has not done that well in high school -- his average is not quite an 80. He wants to study pharmacy. I don't want him to go to a community...

Just a few short months ago, I blogged that I would sell a major organ to see Brooks eat a vegetable. This week at dinner, my son turned to me and very matter-of-factly asked: "Can I have more...

Principal Brian Culot of the Anderson School, one of Manhattan's three citywide gifted and talented schools, has announced his resignation as principal, effective this August. In a letter to the...

In last week's poll we learned that people use both electronic and human resources to get insights into their schools and community. About a third of respondents to last week's poll turn to the...

As readers who've contributed to our comments can attest, myriad questions persist regarding gifted and talented program placement for rising kindergarten and 1st grade students. This is the second...

Standardized testing in English Language Arts and Math took place this year in Januaryand March, respectively, but the testing calendar is set to change next year, when both tests will be offered...

United Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten will be leaving the NYC-based teachers union, as has been widely rumored and reported, to focus on her duties as president of the national...

It's the last week of school, but the questions and concerns swirling around gifted and talented program placements continue, as the hundreds of comments responding to the previous  G&T...

The high school graduation rate for New York State schools will be released at noon today in Albany, as part of a discussion with the state's Board of Regents. As the mayoral control law sunsets...

When I heard the disturbing news yesterday that a teacher's aide at Brooks's school had been arrested for child molestation, my neurotic parental instincts kicked in: how did anyone ever talk me...

At a recent middle school event, some of the newly tall eighth-graders looked down at their parents. Many had caught up with the girls who once towered above them. I saw facial hair and giant...

One of the three new citywide gifted and talented programs, slated to open this September at PS 20 in Brooklyn, has been canceled, according to Department of Education spokesperson Andy Jacob. PS...

Q: Is the Advanced Regents Diploma necessary for getting into SUNY colleges? While our daughter passed most of her Regents exams, she failed one of them, a math test; she can re-take it, but is...

In New York City where about half of the high school students don't graduate in four years, transfer schools, which offer smaller class size, and programs tailored to individual students' needs,...

Students who are English Language Learners are not well-served in the city's new, small high schools, according to a report released today by Advocates for Childrenand the Asian American Legal...

In Albany, the State Assembly's Education Committee has passed a revised version of mayoral control which may be voted on by the entire Assembly as early as tomorrow. Over at the Senate,  Hiram...

Last week, both the Postand NY1 highlighted schools' lack of compliance with regulations that limit the amount of junk foodavailable in public schools: Two-thirds of the schools audited by State...

Last week, we confirmedwith Department of Education representatives that kindergarten and 1st grade gifted and talented placement letters would go out starting today. Now, the DOE website says...

It's mid-June, and the gifted and talented universe is buzzing: Not only are kindergarten and 1st grade placements anticipated early next week, the Department of Educationis accepting applications...

The Department of Educationannounced today the soon-to-be-official appointment of Garth Harries as assistant superintendent of schools in New Haven, CT. Harries had previously served as CEO of the...

Last year, the Department of Education's new middle school choice and matching process left too many special needs children who were in CTT (collaborative team teaching) classes out in the cold,...

Our colleagues at GothamSchools have a nifty new feature built to assess the impact of the coming budget cuts:  If you know what's on the chopping block at your child's school, chime in and help...

Only 1,190 PTA officials out of an estimated 4,500 potential voters cast ballots this spring in the election for the 34 Community Education Councils, according to the Department of Education press...

This is a picture of me, Brooks, and his kindergarten teacher. It was taken last August, when she came to my home to meet Brooks and get a sense of how she could help him overcome his challenges...