Tag: public schools

The local school board hopes to make crucial decisions this month about the city's plan to rezone up to 11 Upper West Side schools, and two hearing

Parents had mixed -- and mostly negative -- reactions at a meeting Wednesday night to two city proposals to rezone Upper West Side elementary

The hearing to gauge public support for a plan to rezone up to 11 Upper West Side schools is set for this Wednesday at PS 75 at 735 West End Avenue between

A meeting Monday night about how to rezone Upper West Side schools was tense from the start, as parents faced off about whether to relocate PS 452, an

Inspired by the dedication of its teachers, parents at The Museum Magnet School (PS 191) launched a drive to transform two drab rooms

Alphonso Lewis, a 56-year-old aide at PS 165 on 109th street, faces three charges for an alleged assault against a third grader at the school during recess.

Water samples taken from several schools on the Upper West Side have tested positive for lead in recent weeks, as the city has stepped up testing

Two lines of zoning discussion are happening simultaneously right now in District 3, according to

The leader of the local school board's zoning committee is hoping two recent meetings will spur parents to get involved in a plan

An alternative plan to traditional school zoning lines, called "controlled-choice," was introduced to Upper West Side and Harlem parents

Borough President Gale Brewer is holding a hearing on March 8 to address a persistent problem in New York public schools: overcrowding. Despite a court order

A judge ruled in favor of parents at PS 163 on West 97th street last week in a court case over whether the state

The Department of Education walked away from PS 191 and 199 rezoning discussions with Community Education Council District 3 this week.

By Andrew Chu We are parents. And we have a very difficult question to answer. The question is not what to do with PS199 or PS191. The question is not whether to move

CEC3, the Upper West Side's version of a school board, voted this week to delay a decision on a controversial rezoning plan proposed by the Department of Education.

A Department of Education plan to rezone three schools in the southern part of the Upper West Side appears destined to fail, as

Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina tried to reassure Upper West Side parents at a town hall meeting on Wednesday night that PS 191 on 61st street is a

The Upper West Side's school board (known as CEC3) is set to vote on a plan to rezone the southern portion of the district in

PS 191 on West 61st street has been in the news lately as the Department of Education has proposed a plan to rezone the southern section of the Upper West Side.

The city Department of Education released a proposal at a meeting on Monday night to rezone the public schools in the southern end of the Upper West Side