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Back-to-School Services, Resources, & Programs in Brooklyn
Make sure your kids are ready to go back to school in Brooklyn with prep classes, doctors appointmen...
Test Prep Programs and Tutors for Kids in Brooklyn
Looking for tutoring and test prep services in Brooklyn? We have a list of the best places in Park S...
Tutoring and Test Prep Services for Kids in Queens
Looking for a tutoring services and test prep in Queens? We have a list of the best places in Flushi...
Preschools, Nursery Schools, & Pre-K Programs in Brooklyn
Looking for a Brooklyn preschool for your children? Look no further than our list of the top prescho...
Preschools, Nursery Schools, and Pre-K Programs in Manhattan
Looking for a Manhattan preschool? Look no further than our list of the top private schools in Green...
Preschools, Nursery Schools, Day Cares, and Pre-K Programs in Queens
Looking for a Queens preschool? Look no further than our list of the top private schools in Flushing...
Private & Independent Schools in Manhattan
Looking for a Manhattan private school? Look no further than our list of the top private schools in ...
Preschools, Nursery Schools, Day Cares, and Pre-K Programs on Long Island
Looking for a Long Island preschool? Look no further than our list of the top private schools in Roc...
Private & Independent Schools on Long Island
Looking for a Long Island private school? Look no further than our list of the top private schools i...
Schools and Educational Services for Kids with Special Needs on Long Island
Looking for a Long Island special education school? Look no further than our list of the top private...
Tutoring and Test Prep Providers for Kids on Long Island
Looking for a tutoring services and test prep in Long Island? We have a list of the best places in R...
Schools and Educational Services for Kids with Special Needs in Queens
Looking for a Queens special education school? Look no further than our list of the top private scho...
Private & Independent Schools in Queens
Looking for a Queens private school? Look no further than our list of the top private schools in Flu...
Kids' Catholic & Religious Schools in Manhattan
Looking for a Manhattan religious school? Look no further than our list of the top private schools i...
Kids' Catholic & Religious Schools on Long Island
Looking for a catholic or religious school on Long Island? Look no further than our list of the top ...
Professional Services for Kids and Families in Manhattan
Use our guide to find the best professional services in Manhattan. From tutors to lawyers, search ou...
Professional Services for Kids and Families in Brooklyn
Use our guide to find the best professional services in Brooklyn. From tutors to lawyers, search our...
Professional Services for Kids and Families in Queens
Use our guide to find the best professional services in Queens. From tutors to lawyers, search our o...
Professional Services for Kids and Families in Westchester County
Use our guide to find the best professional services in Westchester County. From tutors to lawyers, ...
Tutors and Test Prep Providers for Kids in Westchester County
Looking for a tutoring services and test prep in Westchester? We have a list of the best places to c...
Kids' Catholic & Religious Schools in Queens
Looking for a Queens religious school? Look no further than our list of the top private schools in F...
Charter Schools & Magnet Schools in Queens
Looking for a Queens charter school? Look no further than our list of the top private schools in Flu...
School, Camp, & After-School Class Open Houses in Manhattan This Month
Walk the halls and meet school, camp, and after-school faculty at open house in Manhattan. Find your...
School, Camp, & After-School Class Open Houses in Brooklyn This Month
Walk the halls and meet school, camp, and after-school faculty at open house in Brooklyn. Find your ...
School, Camp, & After-School Class Open Houses in Queens This Month
Walk the halls and meet school, camp, and after-school faculty at open house in Queens. Find your op...
School, Camp, & After-School Class Open Houses on Long Island
Walk the halls and meet school, camp, and after-school faculty at open house on Long Island. Find yo...
School, Camp, & After-School Class Open Houses in Westchester County
Walk the halls and meet school, camp, and after-school faculty at open house in Westchester County. ...
This is Why Parents Love Wetherby-Pembridge School of New York on the Upper East Side
Wetherby-Pembridge students enjoy an academically rigorous education combined with a strong sense of...
Where to Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in the New York City Area
Here are some Martin Luther King, Jr. Day activities and events for kids in the New York City area. ...
How to Choose the Right Extracurriculars for Your Child
How can parents make the right after-school choices during a pandemic? We asked local experts to sha...
How to Create the Ideal Kids Homework and School Work Station at Home
Here’s how you can prepare a kids homework station that works for your child’s at-home learning expe...
What is a Gap Year and When Should You Take One?
What is a gap year? Should I take a gap year? How do I take a gap year during COVID-19?...
How to Find a Babysitter or Nanny Right Now
Need to find a last-minute babysitter in the New York area? Don’t panic! We live in an area where fi...
Professional Services for Kids in Rockland County
UPDATED January 2020: Use our guide to find the right professional services in Rockland County. From...
One Manhattan Teacher Will Win a $100,000 FLAG Award for Teaching Excellence
The FLAG Award for Teaching Excellence launched on Oct. 23 and will recognize and celebrate one extr...
Back-to-School Tips for Special Needs Families
It’s never too late to make sure your child is succeeding in school—especially if your child has spe...
Sandbox Playground and Sandbox, Powered by Related Kids’ Makerspaces Now Open in Chelsea
The Zaha Hadid Building at 520 W. 28th St. in Chelsea unveiled Sandbox Playground, a “STEAM-focused ...
You Can Now Nominate Your Kids’ Teachers for the Big Apple Awards
Nominations for the eighth annual Big Apple Awards are now open, says New York City Schools Chancell...
NYC Advocates Demand ‘Immediate Action’ to Overhaul Special Education Complaint System
This is part of an ongoing collaborative series between Chalkbeat and THE CITY investigating learnin...
Working Parents Raising Gifted Children: Unique Methods for Enriching Their Lives
The first emotion that often comes to mind as a working parent with a gifted child is guilt. You mig...
WeWork’s Private School in NYC Will Close After This School Year
HuffPost reports that WeGrow, WeWork’s private Manhattan school for kids ages 3-9 that opened in 201...
The 2020 NYC High School Admissions Process Has Begun
This year, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza simplified the...
How to Tour Colleges with Your Kids–And Stay on Budget
Beginning to look into colleges can be overwhelming for both you and your teen. It can be even more ...
Prep School Adds Science Research Program and House System
This July, Iona Preparatory School in New Rochelle implemented its STEM education program for junior...
Mayor de Blasio Announces Plan to Build 20 New 'Imagine' High Schools in NYC
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza announced plans for the I...
Astor Place Theatre Unveils STEAM-Focused Blue Man Group Program for Kids
The Blue Man Group put on its first performance for kids at Astor Place Theatre on October 4. These ...
The Benefits of a Bilingual, Immersion Education
There are myriad options for parents who want their children to learn a second (or third or fourth) ...
P.S. 101Q in Forest Hills Wins Coveted National Blue Ribbon
P.S. 101Q in Forest Hills has been awarded a national blue ribbon for being among the highest perfor...
New Child Care Center in Ridgewood Offers Unique Learning
Beautiful Minds Child Care took over the location of a previous day care business in July and is bri...
5 Tips to Help You Save for Your Kids' College
Every parent wonders how they can best save for their kids’ college plans, but preparing for college...
Minimalistic, State-of-the-Art Library Now Open in Hunters Point
Hunters Point is now home to a new library that features more than 50,000 books, gorgeous views of M...
Thousands of NYC Kids Ditch School for Climate Strike September 20
Thousands of New York City kids left school on Friday, September 20–excused by the DOE–and headed do...
Brooklyn Kids Can Now Join Free Girls Who Code Club
A Girls Who Code Club has launched in Bedford-Stuyvesant for girls in grades 3-5 who would like to l...
The NYC DOE Will Allow Students to Walk Out for Climate Strike on September 20
September is full of holidays students will be excused from school for–but a climate strike march is...
NYC's School Bus Tracking System Doesn't Work as Planned–and Parents are Angry
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s office announced a Department of Education partnership with Via that would al...
The “3-K for All” Preschool Program Now Available in All 5 Boroughs
3-K for All, the nation’s “most ambitious effort to provide universal free, full-day, high-quality e...
Kids In Sports Scarsdale Opened a Pre-School Program
On September 4, Kids In Sports, which has been around for for twenty years, will premiere its pre-sc...
How to Help Your Differently-Abled Child Succeed in the Classroom
Good parent-teacher communication is crucial for any successful school year, but being on the same p...
Cosmic Cubs Adds a Coloring Page App to its Repertoire
Cosmic Cubs added a fourth app to their education-based game selection on August 12 for children age...
How to Prepare Your Child for NYC's Gifted and Talented Test
Every year, tens of thousands of kids across New York City—and some in the suburbs of NYC—opt to tak...
How to Help Your Kids Have a Healthy School Year
Put health on the list as you get your kids ready to go back to school this year. Getting recommende...
The Waldorf School in Garden City Debuts New Playground This School Year
Susan Braun, Waldorf School of Garden City's former administrator, asked Early Childhood teachers to...
Jackson Heights Magnet School Will Debut Makerspace This Fall
This fall, I.S. 145, the Joseph Pulitzer Magnet School of Innovation and Applied Learning, will prem...
NYC Parents Can Track Their Kids' School Bus Routes This Year
Every day, the New York City Department of Education transports 150,000 students on 9,000 bus routes...
The Town of Hempstead Is Giving Out Free Backpacks in Back-to-School Celebration
Hempstead Mayor Don Ryan will join the Able Body of Believers Alliance (ABBA) on August 28 and Augus...
CareerReady NYC Program Offers City Students More Paths to Success
In July, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Schools Chancellor Richard A. Carranza, and several other education o...
The NYC High School Application Process is Getting Simpler and More Transparent
For years, students applying to middle and high schools in New York City had to go through a second ...
Kehillath Shalom Synagogue Is Launching New Torah School This Fall
This fall, Kehillath Shalom Synagogue in Cold Spring Harbor will launch its new youth education appr...
6 Ways to Help Your Child Overcome School Anxiety
Returning to school can be exciting, but can also invoke anxiety in kids who aren’t sure what the ne...
Kent Prep Now Offering SSAT and ISEE Prep in Small Group Sessions
Well known for its one-on-one tutoring services, Kent Prep launched small group sessions to help stu...
5 Creative Ways to Shop for School on a Budget
Every year the list seems to get longer: two bulk packs of Sharpies (thin points, please); Post-it N...
3 Bushwick Schools Have Higher Lead Levels Today Than In 2016
After various Brooklyn public schools were tested for lead levels in their water facilities back in ...
Teachers Get 15% Off at Target Nationwide Through July 20
It’s never too early to start back to school shopping, and if you happen to be a teacher, you’re in ...
Advocates Say NYC's $8.8 Billion Plan to Address School Overcrowding Isn't Focused on the Right Fix
While the number of overcrowded schools in New York City has declined by 31 buildings since 2015, so...
Whitby School Names Dr. Jack Creeden as Interim Head of School
Whitby School in Greenwich, Connecticut named Dr. John “Jack” Creeden as its Interim Head of School ...
14-Year-Old Helps Launch Book Vending Machines for Kids Across NYC
Six vending machines offering free books to kids who want to avoid the summer slump opened across th...
NYC Students Now Have Option to Change Their Name, Gender, Without Legal Documentation
Starting with the upcoming school year, students attending New York City public schools are no longe...
Bronx Student Overcomes 3 Brain Tumor Operations to Go to College
Something as simple as a headache usually doesn’t alarm a parent too much, but when Robert Chapman c...
Mathnasium Opens a Port Washington Location
Specializing in one-on-one tutoring from teachers who are certified in-house, students are invited t...
5 Things to Ask Potential Nannies for Infants
Whether you’re going back to work, having a girl’s night out, or going on a date with your partner, ...
Windward School Installs EEG Labs as part of the Windward/Haskins Collaborative Project
To prepare for the beginnings of the first research study for the Windward/Haskins Collaborative Pro...
Brooklyn’s District 13 Receives School Diversity Grant
This year, the School Diversity Advisory Group (SDAG) released 67 recommendations to improve goals, ...
Ashley Hess Earns 2019 Angel Award at Academy of the Holy Angels
Just days after graduating Second in Merit from the Academy of the Holy Angels, scholar athlete Ashl...
Workmen's Circle Midtown School to Move to Manny Cantor Center in the Lower East Side
Since it's founding in 1900 by Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, the Workmen's Circle schools—s...
Pearl River Student Earns Metro Acting Award
Rianna LeHane’s magnificent stage presence recently earned her a Metropolitan High School Theater (“...
Academy of the Holy Angels Seniors Visit Columbia's Microsurgery Training Lab
A few weeks before their graduation from the Academy of the Holy Angels, four seniors became the fir...
A Bergen County Eighth Grader's Poem Won a National Gold Medal
Each year, the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards invites students in grades seven through 12 to subm...
The School House is Now Open on Long Island
The School House’s American Emergent Curriculum is a multi-disciplinary approach to learning combini...
British International School Provides a European-Style Education in Manhattan
Despite its name, the British International School of New York is not just for Brits. Approximately ...
The “NYC Under 3” Plan Will Expand Affordable Childcare Access to Working Families Throughout the City
The price of infant care in New York City has soared to $21,000 a year, just for a spot in a daycare...
Day Care Council of New York Launches 'Early Education Better Care' Campaign
Now in its 70th year, the Day Care Council of New York (DCCNY) launched its “Early Education, Better...
Friends Academy Hosts Open House on May 30
The Friends Academy Lower School located in Locust Valley, NY invites you to visit its classrooms an...
Dearest, Inc Introduces New School Readiness Program in Soho
Dearest, an early childhood education-sharing marketplace that matches families to passionate educat...
Academy of the Holy Angels Students Attend Tailor-Made Oxford University Course
An adventurous group of students from the Academy of the Holy Angels recently spent a week at Oxford...
Academy of the Holy Angels Student Has Writing Published in Local Magazine
Discovering silverfish in the shower may not be pleasant, but Academy of the Holy Angels freshman Na...
The Bija Project Preschool Hosts Dance Party Fundraiser
The Bija Project is hosting their second installment of Baby&Soul on Saturday, May 4 from 4-7pm. Bab...
Winston Preparatory Hosts Annual Spring Benefit
Winston Preparatory School held its spectacular 2019 Annual Spring Benefit, 500 Reasons Why, on Satu...
The 2019-2020 NYC Public School Calendar
The NYC DOE released the updated 2019-2020 school calendar–which many local preschools follow, as we...
First Spanish-Language Forest School Opens in Prospect Park
NIDO Forest School is the latest in a growing group of outdoor schools that have been founded in res...
AHA Students Release Trout Raised in Classroom Into River
Ninety-five trout that were raised in a biology classroom at the Academy of the Holy Angels in Demar...
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