Help your little one get a good start to the day with these easy-to-make, healthy morning meals.
No more pencils, no more books. iPads, smartphones and other technology find their way into the classroom.
Family Room blog is open for local parents to discuss the issues, or share their own tips for building strong families in town.
Parents enlist the help of Suave for its ability to gently soothe and wash away the remnants of the game. Sponsored by Suave.
It's time to send the kids back to school.
Cameras aim to help curb speedy drivers near city schools.
You've bought the supplies (or not), you've got the new clothes (some of them), and like it or not, the first day of school is upon you. Here, some inspiration to get you ready for the year ahead.
Harder test results in performance drop for grades 3-8.
Chancellor blames anticipated drop on test difficulty.
Five-year test to kick off in September.
Monitoring devices will be installed near public schools across five boroughs.
The system that would rate teachers in part on their students’ test scores.
Forest Hills Montessori School has produced a national spelling champion. Credit: Matt Hampton
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn thinks more children should have greater access to gifted programs
Classon avenue newcomer held up as an up-and-coming "gem."
P.S. 244 in Flushing becomes the first in NYC to begin serving meals with no meat
The move is part of a pilot program by the City to boost middle-grade literacy.
Chancellor Walcott says tests will be more challenging, but Alliance for Quality Education says city should focus more on learning.
12,266 New York City families applied for nearly 2,500 seats this fall--a rate of five applicants for every open seat
The new schools will serve more than 30,000 students in grades K-14
Spring Break in NYC: Six ways to keep your child productive while school is out.
UFT President Michael Mulgrew insists the mayor's governance of schools has been hurtful, ineffective and has created widespread public disenchantment
New York becomes the first state in the nation to drop its GED test
Public Advocate de Blasio says demand for pre-K seats in NYC public schools far exceeds supply across five boroughs.
An enormous spending gap amongst wealthy and poor school districts in the state illustrates stark educational inequity
Archdiocese closing 25 schools in the New York metro area.
Talks between Bloomberg and Mulgrew fell apart before the Thursday night deadline; could cost city up to $450 million
Complaints filed against DOE workers has jumped 100 percent in the past decade, an investigation found.
Carroll Gardens low-cost, crowd-sourced, eclectic school to offer classes in Prospect Heights beginning in January, with coworking to follow.
NYPD, DOE plan relies on unarmed safety officers at every school, metal detectors at some, and a dedicated school unit at every precinct.
Here's how Brooklyn fared in the NYC Department of Education's 2011-2012 "progress reports."
The program will allow students to keep up with their coursework, virtually.
Recess revamped through $10,000 grant; more changes to come in three-year partnership.
Classon Avenue’s P.S. 705, which replaced P.S. 22 over the summer, will focus on arts and global studies.
A survey by NY1 found that most people believe that NYC public schools have gotten worse over the past 20 years.
Department of Education releases letter grades for how each school performed in 2011-2012.