More than 1,000 students, educators and concerned citizens marched outside a rain-soaked City Hall yesterday in protest of proposed budget cuts to New York City’s public schools. Others organized...

In the days since middle-school placements were announced, we've heard repeatedly from parents of kids in CTT and self-contained special ed classes: Some students haven't received seats in middle...

On top of admissions jitters, stormy weather and Brooklyn’s new IKEA opening, a busy week on the budget and funding fronts is ahead of us. Stay up-to-date with the Insideschools calendar as we plow...

We've heard troubling news from parents in Brooklyn: It seems that some rising sixth-graders with special needs, both those who participated in Collaborative Team Teaching (CTT) classes and...

Parents citywide should have g+t kindergarten and first grade placement results no later than today, according to the DOE, which used couriers to hand-deliver letters across all five boros -- even...

First, Happy Papa's Day, Dads -- hope your families are treating you well, soggy weather notwithstanding. On the g+t front, one commenter to the blog either got a letter today, Sunday, or found...

According to the DOE, placement letters for g+t kindergarten are in the mail, at last. They assert some families will have news today, others, over the next few days. We've also heard directly...

Another long week for plenty of New York City parents, waiting for the DOE to deliver on their promise of g+t letters out "this week," per their home page Spotlighta couple of days ago (but now...

This past winter, the DOE surveyed the city's 1400 principals. And today, the results of thesecond principal survey were released, with steady improvements in many measures, including principal...

Click here for District 3 kindergarten lottery results. Next steps: If a school is listed next to your child's lottery number, that's where your child will go in September. Register before school...

We've been hearing today from lots of parents who haven't yet had word on their child's g+t kindergarten and first-grade placement. The official word from the DOE is "this week" -- and as it's...

With news reaching parents on g+t kindergarten placement and middle schools, some of the furor of the past week or so seems to have fizzled. But confusion persists in some quarters -- the News...

If your kids aren't booked solid after school with dance, baseball, Kumon and Kaplan -- and especially if you're a family that relies on after-school programs for enrichment, homework help, clubs,...

From the DOE, "All parents will receive their G&T placements later this week," in line with their plannedearly-June timeline. Parents concerned that their child's application may not have been...

After a long wait for news from the DOE, it seems that some parents are beginning to hear about pre-K appeals and kindergarten gifted and talented placement. Some are getting good news, others, not...

Delays, confusion and misinformation have marked the middle school choice process this year, and it is simply unacceptable. This is a perfect example of the Department of Educationputting children...

Rally today at 1pm at City Hall, organized by Council Member David Weprin of Queens and joined by Council colleagues and parents citywide to protest pre-K admissions -- and omissions. Bring kids,...

As plenty of parents can attest, talk has been swirling about pre-K and middle-school appeals, and second round applications for pre-K. Here's the latest: Appeals for pre-K are due to the DOE by...

We just heard from Marty Markowitz' office, who asked us to have parents write rather than telephone with pre-K information. Contact mpthomas@brooklynbp.nyc.gov. If you do write, be sure to...

The Pre-K coverage in today's Times brings familiar tales of woe -- siblings bounced, in-zone kids displaced by out-of-zone applicants -- but some semi-encouraging news: it seems that OSEPO might...

Last week, Philissa asked about your kids' favorite books, for parents looking to bolster summer reading lists. In a week thick with real-life confusion, a little fiction escape may be more than...

A few organizations have set up petitions and letter-writing campaigns to attempt to address education issues of concern: Families of pre-K siblings denied seats at their older-sibling's school,...

Lots of questions waiting for answers from the DOE, but in the meanwhile, here's some feedback on specifics that have come in via comments. (Thanks as ever for posting, and for voicing questions...

A midday protest on the steps of Tweed organized by Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum and City Council member Bill deBlasio drew a few dozen parents and DOE representatives David Cantor and Andy Jacob,...

During the long wait to hear about middle school acceptance, I've had the chance to think about about what really matters during the often awkward and uncomfortable years. By now, many parents...