Tag: public schools

A city proposal to eliminate gifted and talented public school programs has started a complicated discussion on the Upper West Side, where a particularly large percentage

On a recent Monday morning, PS 191’s assistant principal stood in front of the gleaming new school building on 61st Street and West End Avenue greeting

A panel including Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza will discuss race and education on Tuesday starting at 6 p.m. at the Wadleigh Secondary School

KIPP, a national charter school network known for strong student achievement, was given permission by a state board to open a middle school in District 3

A leaky boiler sitting outside PS 145 at 150 West 105th Street has alarmed parents and neighbors, who say it has become a neighborhood nuisance.

The de Blasio administration wants to change the admissions process for the city's specialized high schools like Stuyvesant and Bronx Science in order to make those schools more diverse.

Parents, students, educators, staff, and politicians packed the auditorium at PS 163 on 97th Street Wednesday night, where New York City

Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza will host a town hall event on the Upper West Side on Wednesday, September 26 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at PS 163

Cynthia Nixon smiled, joked with kids and shook hands outside the entrance to PS 75 on West 94th Street during dropoff on Friday morning

The city has released its middle school integration plan for District 3, which includes the Upper West Side and West Harlem. The plan

The city tweaked its plan to make Upper West Side and Lower Harlem middle schools more diverse, but some Upper West Side parents

Extra police officers have been posted around elementary school PS 199 on West 70th Street after a man was heard making disturbing statements outside

New York City schools chancellor Richard Carranza was on WNYC with Brian Lehrer on Monday, and a parent from PS 199 called in. Feelings

Early last Friday, new New York City Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza sent out a tweet that said "WATCH: Wealthy white Manhattan

School District 3, which covers the Upper West Side, is likely to change the way it admits students to middle school starting in the fall of 2019. Community Education Council 3

"School lunch" does not bring to mind gourmet food, but parents at least want their kids to be eating in sanitary conditions. A new map shows the

Curious about how to get your kid into the local public schools? Interested in gifted & talented programs in the area?

Politicians, students and teachers cut the ribbon on a brand new school on Wednesday, a happy culmination to years of

A popular and low-cost after-school program run out of PS84 on West 92nd street was suddenly shut down on Wednesday following an “incident” the previous week

It's like Sim City with real money. Locals decided to spend more than a million bucks for library renovations, tech equipment, air conditioning