Tag: public schools

New York City public school enrollment dropped significantly in the 2020-2021 school year, and, if kindergarten applications for the upcoming school

A new KIPP charter school is opening in the Upper West Side's school district this fall and is now accepting applications. The school will admit students through a lottery

A new city policy that will eliminate all academic screens in middle school admissions for the upcoming school year could have a perverse effect on the Upper West Side

Schools on the Upper West Side were once again a hub of morning activity this week as elementary students resumed in-person instruction for the first time

Mayor de Blasio announced on Sunday that NYC school buildings for grades 3-K, Pre-K and grades K-5 will reopen on Monday, December 7th

New York City will close its public schools starting on Thursday because the 7-day Covid-19 positivity rate has hit 3%, according to the mayor.

Community Education Council 3, a parent group that resembles a school board, is holding a meeting on Monday to fight a Department of Education rule

The city once again pushed back the start date of in-person school to try to improve the setup and make sure it's safe. For parents, that means schedules are scrambled again.

The city will not allow the Martin Luther King Jr. Educational Campus on the Upper West Side to open, because the school has poor ventilation

New York City will delay the opening of public schools for both in-person and remote lessons until Sept. 21, Mayor de Blasio announced on Tuesday.

The parent council for the Upper West Side and parts of Harlem has sent a letter to the mayor and governor asking them to delay the planned reopening

The unscientific survey of local parents that we conducted over the past 24 hours has yielded some fascinating results. Parents at both public and private schools are clearly struggling with

The city has given parents until this Friday to make a very difficult decision: will you send your child back to school this fall for a hybrid in-person and remote education

Some Upper West Side parents have been pushing the Department of Education to move more activities outside when schools reopen this fall. The disease

I am a public school teacher. Although I miss being in a school building and teaching my students – and recognize that remote learning pales

The city released the first details of its public school reopening plan on Wednesday, and made it clear that most students will get a mix of remote and in-person learning.

Parents spoke out in a meeting over Zoom on Thursday night about the successes and failures of remote learning during the pandemic. Students have been learning

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Sunday that the New York City public schools will be closed starting on Monday, and will be closed until at least Monday, April 20.

The fatal stabbing of Barnard student Tessa Majors this December in Morningside Park has reminded many New Yorkers of the 1989 Central Park Five incident

Félicitations are in order for Lafayette Academy, a public middle school currently serving grades 6-8, which received initial approval to move ahead with expanding