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District 2 Community Education Council

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Kips Bay

February 11, 2013

New Murray Hill School Gives East Side Parents More Choice

Zoning changes that begin to take effect in fall of 2013 will help reduce overcrowding in the area.

Kips Bay

December 18, 2012

Kips Bay Parents Fight Plan to Bring 'Underprivileged' Kids to New School

Nearly 50 parents signed a petition claiming the zoning lines for the new P.S. 281 would hurt the school.

Kips Bay

December 07, 2012

Overcrowded East Side School Zones to Shrink in 2013

The District 2 Community Education Council voted to approve sweeping zoning changes Thursday.

Chelsea

October 10, 2012

Redrawn School Zones Will Ease Crowding in Chelsea and Village, DOE Says

The proposed changes will go into effect when the Foundling school opens in 2014.

Chelsea

October 09, 2012

DOE Unveils Plan to Shift Chelsea and West Village School Zones

The DOE will re-draw zones in Chelsea and the West Village for the 2014 school year.

Upper East Side

October 05, 2012

DOE Glitch Sends Students from Under-Enrolled School to Overcrowded Ones

A mistake sent students slated for the under-enrolled P.S. 267 to other schools instead.

Kips Bay

September 21, 2012

City Unveils Zoning Plan for New Kips Bay School

P.S. 281 is scheduled to open on East 35th Street near First Avenue in fall of 2013.

Gramercy

July 17, 2012

DOE Selects 'Suggested' Sites for Success Academy Collocations

Washington Irving and High School of Graphic Communication Arts named as "suggested sites."

Midtown

June 27, 2012

Six More Success Academy Charter Schools Coming to Manhattan and Brooklyn

Success Academy charter school is planning to open two schools in overcrowded District 2 in Manhattan.

Murray Hill, Gramercy & Midtown East

April 03, 2012

Waitlists Stretch to First Grade at P.S. 59

Parents of prospective P.S. 59 students are facing waitlists for both kindergarten and first grade.

Manhattan

March 30, 2012

Success Academy Charter School Wants More Manhattan Classroom Space

Critics of Success Academy charter school said Manhattan's District 2 is already overcrowded.

Manhattan

March 29, 2012

City May Kill Pre-K Classes to Accommodate Waitlisted Kindergartners

The DOE may eliminate pre-k programs to free up space for hundreds of waitlisted kindergartners.

Chelsea & Hell's Kitchen

March 29, 2012

Chelsea School Bucks the Trend With No Kindergarten Waitlist

Even though other schools have huge waitlists, P.S. 11 has accommodated all its zoned students.

Downtown

January 26, 2012

TriBeCa's P.S. 234 Will Hold Lottery for Kindergarten Seats

P.S. 234 has received 163 applications for 125 kindergarten seats.

Murray Hill & Gramercy

January 16, 2012

Murray Hill and Midtown East Parents Face Kindergarten Waitlists

Waitlists are predicted at P.S. 40 and P.S. 116, although P.S. 59 might be spared.