New York City Department of Education

Lunar New Year Becomes Official NYC School Holiday

Source: yewenyi [https://www.flickr.com/photos/yewenyi/2256618233/]via Flickr Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña announced Tuesday that New York City will become the second major urban school district in the nation, after San Francisco, to close on Lunar New Year in the official school

DOE Ditches ARIS, Launches Easy-To-Use Program To Access School Records Online

Image via Inside Schools [http://v1.insideschools.org/elementary/browse/school/585].Goodbye ARIS, hello NYC Schools. Thanks to a new mobile-friendly service, announced by Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña today, parents will soon be able to access their kids’ academic records with the click of a button. The program, which

New York City Department of Education

How, When & Where To Apply To Pre-K; Enrollment Open Through April 24

Photo via NYC Department of Education [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151959793499091&set=pb.69692779090.-2207520000.1393449066.&type=3&theater] Pre-kindergarten enrollment season is here again. Beginning yesterday and ending Friday, April 24, pre-k applications [http://www.nyc.gov/prek] are being accepted for the

New York City Department of Education

Kindergarten Enrollment Starts Today

Just a reminder that enrollment for public school kindergarten seats starts today, Wednesday, January 7, and runs through Friday, February 13. Applications and details about how to fill them out and where to submit them can be found here [http://schools.nyc.gov/Kindergarten]. Eligible students for the September 2015

high school

Reminder: Deadline For Specialized High School Admissions Test Is October 22

Students applying to high school for the 2015-2016 school year can register for the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT) through Wednesday, October 22, at noon. Eighth graders or first-time 9th graders who are residents of New York City can register for the SHSAT through their guidance counselor. Students with

CEC 15

What Is The Future Of PS/IS 437? Parents & School Leaders Provide Input to City DOE

As heavy rain drenched the world outside PS 130 [http://ps130brooklyn.com/] Tuesday evening, hundreds of people packed the Kensington school’s cafeteria at this week’s Community Education Council 15 meeting [http://cec15.webs.com/contacts.htm] to listen to, and give input on, the city Department of Education’