Education

Here's the latest on the controversy surrounding Girls Prep Charter School's expansion plan. Today, there will be dueling news conferences/rallies by parents on both sides of the contentious debate. A coalition, led by parents from several neighborhood schools that...

There are two meetings happening this evening addressing issues important to a lot of people in the neighborhood.  First, Community Board 3's transportation committee will be briefed by city officials on proposals to deal with the proliferation...

Earlier today, we reported the Girls Prep is advocating a plan to expand its middle school that would force out P.S. 94, a special needs school. Girls Prep, P.S. 94 and P.S. 188 all share a building on Houston...

The operators of the Girls Prep Charter School are stepping up their campaign for expansion on the Lower East Side, while opponents, including the District 1 Community Education Council (CEC), line up to oppose any plan impacting other schools...

Top row: Chris Piccigallo, Leland Elson, Briana Martinez, Glen Price, Al Guerriero.Bottom row: Naomi Harrison Clay, Ava Friedlander, Julia Soldano, Baladine Pierce, Gabriella Freid, Hailey Coffey It's been a rough year for the newspaper business. But there's one...

The following letter was sent to Lower East Side parents this week by District 1's Community Education Council, Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh and Senator Daniel Squadron: Dear Parents, As many of you know, the pre-K and kindergarten admissions process in District 1...

It was a raucous, tense evening inside the filled-beyond-capacity auditorium of P.S. 20 on Essex Street Wednesday night (see video after the jump). Hundreds of parents came to speak out against the Department of Education's proposed plans to accommodate...

Yesterday, we mentioned tonight's District 1 Community Education Council meeting, in which the future of the Girls Prep Charter School will be debated. Now Gotham Schools has a good overview of the controversy - and details on...

Students and friends from PS 110 gather for a drawing in hopes of winning a raffle prize. Families from all over the LES community joined the parents and children at P.S. 110 on Sunday for their first Pajama Pancake...

Parents from the Florence Nightingale School (P.S.110 at 285 Delancey Street) will be hosting a Pajama Pancake Breakfast tomorrow morning from 9am to 11am.  Organizer Lauren Barack tells us they hope it will be a community event. They...