District 15

The coveted elementary school believes requiring an admission process prevents integration.

Principal Elizabeth Garraway has made P.S. 118 into one of the neighborhood's most popular schools.

The school would gain 330 seats for Kindergarteners through fifth graders under the plan, the city says.

In District 15, Sunset Park's P.S. 172 continued to lead the pack for test scores.

Rep. Jose Serrano will face off against Democratic challenger Leonel Baez in the June 28 election.

Several programs, including one that's considered the "crown jewel" of free pre-K, still have seats.

District 15 schools with waitlists include P.S. 39, P.S. 58, P.S. 169 and P.S. 194.

Principal Artie Mattia has retired from P.S. 372, also called The Children's School.

Unique in the city, P.S. 372 teaches general ed. and special needs students together in every classroom.

M.S. 839 is one of nine new schools citywide to open this fall, according to the DOE.  

Many local schools performed far better than the city average on state math and English tests.

A pre-K program in the old Bishop Ford Central Catholic High School building will serve 378 children.

Parents at P.S. 107, P.S. 321, P.S. 10 and several other schools rallied Thursday morning.

The Department of Education's capital plan calls for $65.3 million in upgrades at District 15 schools.

Families want the new M.S. 839 to draw students from Red Hook, Park Slope, and Sunset Park.