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Rethinking Gifted Education Policy – A Call to Action
Occasionally, the NYC Private Schools Blog reprints (in full) academic mental health/child development/parenting press releases that may be of interest to our readers and their families. The...
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NYC Private School Tuitions Can Be Tricky
Earlier this year, The Wall Street Journal reported that NYC private school tuition rose above $40,000 per year for the first time. But parents should keep in mind that just because a school like...
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Major New Study Examines Explanations for Math “Gender Gap”
Occasionally, the NYC Private Schools Blog reprints (in full) academic mental health/child development/parenting press releases that may be of interest to our readers and their families. The American...
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How U.S. Private Schools Evolved
If you’d like a couple of interesting reads on the subject of the evolution of private schools in the U.S., then I recommend this article, and this one, too. The first article is a sketch. It talks...
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3 Waldorf Schools In New York City
New York City is rich in diversity when it comes to types of private schools. One of the most popular and most effective types of private schools anywhere is the Waldorf education system. NYC has a...
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Welcome To National School Choice Week
Advocates of private school education can take note that Sunday, January 22, 2012 kicked of National School Choice Week, which runs through Saturday, January 28, 2012. Most of the events near New York...
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Kellogg Foundation Awards $240,000 To Fund Calhoun School Project
The Calhoun School is one of the world’s most famous progressive private schools. Located on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, the school, which is also well-known for its strong commitment to diversity,...
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Should I “Redshirt” My Child In A NYC Private School?
On Sunday, March 4, 2012, on 60 Minutes Morley Safer reported on the trend of “redshirting,” the process of delaying kindergarten until children are 6 years old. Here is “Redshirting: Holding Kids Back...
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Focus On Queens Community House
In Flushing, a neighborhood of Queens, there is a community center offering services to Queens residents of all ages. Among those services are early childhood education and learning programs for school...
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Focus On Finger Painted Hands Montessori School
There are many approaches to education. One of the most effective is the Montessori method of education — many private schools in the world use this method. Finger Painted Hands Montessori School in...
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What do you get when you cross science-based learning initiatives with individualized learning support? Academics West calls it metacognitive learning. Academics West, based in Manhattan, is not a...
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