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

A space that once held a supermarket at 94th street and Columbus Avenue is being replaced, but not by another supermarket. Private school Dwight

Due to concerns about the Delta variant and a widely unvaccinated youth population, a growing number of parents and public officials are calling for a remote

The pandemic forced hundreds of thousands of students to start using electronic devices at earlier ages than ever before. An

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 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

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.

Deteriorating lead paint has been found in over 900 public elementary schools throughout New York City, including some on the Upper West Side. The paint,

Finger Painted Hands (FPH), the Universal Pre-K (UPK) program on West 84th Street that closed on February 28th with virtually no warning

A local Universal Pre-K (UPK) program closed literally overnight last week, leaving 26 families with four-year-olds scrambling

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

"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?

Many New Yorkers spoke up about the nomination of Betsy DeVos to be Education Secretary, calling their U.S. senators and writing letters. And while the federal government may

Public schools will be closed on Tuesday because of the mammoth blizzard heading our way. As a reminder, here's our post on

A mammoth proposal to rezone Upper West Side elementary schools that could affect hundreds of local students was