Q: My daughter is currently attending a private school and is beginning her junior year.  She was told that if she transfers out to a public school she will be able to take more AP and honors...

The Panel for Educational Policy (PEP) has scheduled two meetings in late August to address unfinished business from its August 16  meeting that was cut shortin response to a  parent-led protest...

The deadline to apply for upper grade Gifted and Talented programshas been extended from August 27 to September 17, according to an update on the Department of Education's website. Acceptance into...

New York is among ten winners in the second round of federal "Race to the Top" funding announced today. After losing out in the first round earlier this year, the state legislature voted in May...

Dear Judy: I am wondering how we parents can help offset the impact of  budget cuts. Any suggestions as to what parents can do to keep school programs going despite the loss of staff and...

TheCenter for Leadership and College Preparation, affiliated with Bank Street College of Education, offers educational opportunities both to high-achieving students and to struggling students. The...

All schools are supposed to offer special education services, but the reality is some schools are much more accommodating than others. If your child has special needs, you want to make sure he goes...

Parents bounced from table to table at a Harlem school fair on Saturday, filling up tote bags with pamphlets and eagerly asking about admissions requirements. Harlem has one of the highest...

Since city students and teachers enjoyed their first snow day in five years, the Department of Education pushed back the first day of the state math test for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students, from...

As every parent knows, it’s a blessing and a joy when your child is in a school she loves that also meets her educational needs. I’ve had that experience for my kids, and when I heard parents...

Yesterday in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, Mayor Bloomberg formally announced the opening of 42 new schools in September 2009. This brings the total number of new schools created during the...

DOE officials announced yesterday that applications for pre-K will be available on March 6th, online as well as on paper, for New York City parents. Children who will celebrate their fourth...

Last night, hundreds of parents attended a forum dedicated to overcrowding issues at elementary and middle schools in Chelsea and the Village. The meeting, sponsored by the Community Education...

This past week, we asked parents what they'd do if they had the deep pockets Education Secretary Arne Duncan promised educators in federal-stimulus funds. More than 600 people voted - see the...

A parent of a District 15 fifth-grader wrote us about middle-school tours, and the people who offer them.  While experiences vary from person to person, parent OR child, this parent's observations...

Whatever you think of the myriad standardized state exams grade- and middle-schoolers take every year, the New York State Education Department wants to know -- and quickly, too. The state's Board...

Insideschools.org has learned about an overlooked bit of bureaucrat-ese that deserves wide exposure -- and considerable challenge as well, especially given the Chancellor's recent endorsement of...

Today marks the launch of the third annual school learning environment survey through which the DOE aims to hear from 1.5 million New Yorkers -- parents, students, teachers, and other schools...

"Hi. My name is Marni, and I am addicted to autism parent support groups." Is there a 12-step-program out there for me? And if so, do I have to start attending another series of monthly meetings...

Families who covet seats at lower Manhattan's prize elementary schools PS 234and PS 89are legion -- and, if the Times' trend story is any harbinger, their number will climb in the coming...

President's week vacation is plenty popular among city parents -- nearly half said "don't change a thing" in our weekly poll. (Another quarter would trade away this break to start summer a week...

Earlier this week, the DOE released calendar guidelines for pre-kindergarten admissions. (Funny how these announcements often coincide with vacation season, when parents are more likely to miss the...

Just a few weeks after Mayor Bloomberg warned that 14,000 city DOE workers, including teachers, might be laid off, Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced - at a Brooklyn charter school - that...

Yesterday afternoon, Leonie Haimson of Class Size Matterssent out an email blast castigating the DOE's own class-size report for "increases ... at all grade levels" -- the biggest bump in the...