Who Will Be Paying For NYC’s Expanded “Free” Childcare?
Find out the answer here: https://www.families4newyork.com/p/who-will-be-paying-for-nycs-expanded
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Is High School Necessary? Maybe Not — and Both Students & Districts Could Benefit
I found my inspiration for this post very close to home: https://www.the74million.org/article/is-high-school-necessary-maybe-not-and-both-students-districts-could-benefit/
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One Approach High-Performing Public and Charter Schools Share – And How to Do It
A recent ranking of public elementary schools exposes a key component to student success, but the top schools approach it in vastly different ways. Read more at: https://www.the74million.org/article/one-approach-high-performing-public-and-charter-schools-share-and-how-to-do-it/
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No Matter When They’re Identified, There Aren’t Enough Gifted & Talented Public School Seats
Find out why not at: https://www.families4newyork.com/p/no-matter-when-theyre-identified
In Arguing Over the Right Age for Gifted Testing, G&T Gatekeepers Miss the Point
Read all about it at: https://www.the74million.org/article/in-arguing-over-the-right-age-for-gifted-testing-gt-gatekeepers-miss-the-point/
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We know what’ll happen if advanced education is cut in New York. Why doesn’t Mamdani?
The rationale for this proposed change is that it will benefit marginalized children. Except that it won’t. We know it won’t. It will, instead, hurt precisely those it’s supposed to help. Read more at: https://edadvance.substack.com/p/if-mamdani-cuts-gifted-education-in-new-york-city
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From ‘Bring It On’ to ‘This Policy Is Crazy,’ NYC Parents React to Cellphone Ban
Families with older students are most likely to oppose the blanket edict; others say a one-size-fits-all approach needs to be changed. Read more at: https://www.the74million.org/article/from-bring-it-on-to-this-policy-is-crazy-nyc-parents-react-to-cellphone-ban/
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Could This Change Unshackle Grades from Age in NYC Schools?
One of the most common questions that I hear from New York City parents is: When must my child start Kindergarten? For public schools, the answer is simple: Your child must start public school Kindergarten the calendar year when they turn 5. It doesn’t matter if their birthday is in early January, and they will
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How Many NYC Students are Truly Gifted?
My August 17, 2025 article for The 74 entitled NYC Teachers Believe Many Kids Are Gifted & Talented. Why Doesn’t the District? was my second attempt. The editor thought my first draft went into too much detail about how many children actually qualified for NYC’s Gifted & Talented public school programs. She explained that the
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NYC Teachers Believe Many Kids Are Gifted & Talented. Why Doesn’t the District?
In 2020, around 3,500 incoming New York City kindergartners were deemed eligible for a public school gifted-and-talented program. In 2021, that number spiked up to over 10,000. What happened to nearly triple the number of identified “gifted” students in NYC in a single year? Find out, as well as what that means for your child’s education at:
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