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...

The DOE has set dates for a rapid second round of Contracts for Excellence (C4E) public hearings, where parents, community leaders and advocates can speak out on C4E funding, which by law must go...

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...

Quiet week in NYC? Head down to D.C.: Tomorrow morning, Mayor Bloomberg and Schools Chancellor Joel Klein will address a House panel on progress in urban education, along with D.C. Mayor Adrian M....

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...

The open-mic education Town Hall slated for this Wednesday in Brooklynwill include a number of city officials, according to Evan Stone, a public-school teacher in the Bronx who's 'summering' in...

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...

Families of children with special needs face labyrinthine bureaucratic challenges that would strike terror into the hearts of most gen-ed parents; the process by which a child is evaluated and...

A second round of pre-K applicationsis underway for September 2008 placements. Any family may apply, according to the DOE, including those who've not applied before, those who applied earlier but...

While the first days of school may seem blissfully distant, there's no time like now for planning. Remember Aesop? Be the ant, not the grasshopper. The DOE's Office for Family Engagement and...

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...

Anyone else feel in the eye of a swirling PR-storm? The Fund for Public Schools(the private-money gathering arm of the DOE) has sponsored a swath of glossy ads showcasing progress in the public...

A new crack in the NCLB edifice has emerged, as 6 states have won the right to design their own means to achieve federally-mandated landmarks of academic progress. According to Education Secretary...

We're hoping to take advantage of summer to ask the DOE questions about some things that confused many readers this year, both to understand what happened and explore what's on deck for...

Ten Harlem middle schools will get new math and science programs this fall, thanks to a $17.9 million, five-year grant from the General Electric Foundation, announced just this afternoon by a...

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...

The City Council agreed with the mayor on a $59.1 billion budget last night that restores $129 million in proposed education cuts. The agreement comes days away from the July 1 deadline. The...

For me, the clearest indication that my son's childhood as he knew it was a thing of the past started with the cupcakes. At a middle school orientation two years ago, I was the ridiculously...

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...

If you can't make the rally this afternoonat City Hall (and even if you plan to attend), have a look at this parent-organized petition, asking the DOE to reconsider centralized Kindergarten...

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...

Some folks may opt for picnics or the movies on the last day of school, Thursday June 26th. But if you, like thousands of city parents, worry about threatened school budget cuts, a late-afternoon...