Despite an overcrowded school system in Sunset Park, The School of Creativity and Innovation has low enrollment in first grade.
Category: <span>Education</span>
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These Hispanic Parents Created a Support System to Help Their Kids with Special Needs
Language barriers didn't help, so the mothers turned to a council member–and to each other.
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Fort Greene: A New Private School Takes Aim at Segregation
At Brooklyn Independent, founders say that a sliding scale for tuition is their secret weapon for diversity.
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A Park Slope Co-op School Battles Rising Childcare Costs
How parents are trading work for lower tuition and communal support at a cooperative preschool.
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Who Forgot the Schools?
An ambitious plan for Downtown Brooklyn didn’t anticipate all those kids.
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Cuomo’s Excelsior Scholarship: The Fine Print
“The perimeters of the program are kind of difficult to meet,” says one expert.
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Do NYC Schools Need Cops With Guns?
Albany is considering requiring armed police officers in all NYC schools. In Bed-Stuy, some parents and educators are not sure this is a good idea.
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Brooklyn Heights: How Parents Rescued a Principal
Patricia Peterson got the top job at P.S. 8, despite allegations from the Post and hesitation from the DOE. Now she must fill the previous principal’s shoes.
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Sunset Park: Crowded Schools and the Search for Solutions
Overcrowding is an old problem in the neighborhood, but parents and school officials are determined to fix it.
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Big Test, Big Pressure: How Some NYC Teens Prepare
Ambitious eighth graders are under pressure for the coming SHSAT.