Students Propose Redesigned MLK High School
The plaza in front of Martin Luther King, Jr. High School on Amsterdam Avenue and 66th Street is a pretty depressing and underutilized space right now, but students at the school have some ideas to make it better. Read More / Comment »
PS 9 PTA is City’s Most Generous
Parents at PS 9 gave enough money to pay for 33 teacher’s aides this year, more than any other school in the city, the Post reported. With local schools packed tight due to overcrowding, parents are trying to give their kids as much attention Read More / Comment »
Upper West Side Students Want to Tour Nazi Death Camps
It’s no vacation, for sure.
Seven students from the High School for Law, Advocacy and Community Justice and Amsterdam Avenue between 65th and 66th Street are raising money to take a trip to Europe. Read More / Comment »
At Long Last, Upper West Side to Get a New School
The Department of Education has finally responded to parents who complained about overcrowding in Upper West Side elementary schools, agreeing to open a new school on the Upper West Side this fall. Read More / Comment »
CB7 to Vote on Bringing School Bake Sales Back
It’s been a long, cold, cupcake-less year, but local officials want that to change. The community board will vote Tuesday night on whether to ask the city to allow bake sales at public schools. Read More / Comment »
2010 UWS Preview: Fashion, Controversy, and Trader Joe’s
The Upper West Side will get a lot more trendy and stylish in 2010, as Fashion Week moves from Bryant Park to Lincoln Center in September. So beware walking down Broadway in the 60’s without Read More / Comment »
UWS School Called “Dangerous”; Students Disagree
Middle School 256 at 93rd street between Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues made an inauspicious list this month. Along with nine other schools in New York City, the middle school has been labeled ”persistently dangerous”, according to the Columbia Spectator. Read More / Comment »
Upper West Side Kindergartners Packed In Like Sardines
by Avi - December 1, 2009 at 1:42 pm - - 2 Comments
New data from the city Department of Education reveals that the Upper West Side has had the largest jump in kindergarten enrollments in the city, forcing local schools to stuff more and more kids into each class. Read More / Comment »
Gifted and Talented School Deadline Looming
Yes, every child is talented, but some of them are off the charts, like those kids who can beat adults at chess. If your 4-year-old can play chess, parcheesi or backgammon, or even handle the pieces without putting them in his or her mouth, you Read More / Comment »
City Wants Frank McCourt Writing School on West Side
Schools Chancellor Joel Klein has thrown his support behind opening a specialized writing high school on the Upper West Side named after Pulitzer-Prize-winning author and teacher Frank McCourt. Read More / Comment »
