Department of Education

Starting in January, families can apply to kindergarten online instead of in person, DOE officials said.

Teachers needed new materials to prepare students for the harder Common Core tests.

Two new facilities opened in the neighborhood, where parents have been calling for more school seats.

P.S. 51's new building opened on Monday, after families spent two years commuting to the Upper East side.

More than a millon students returned to school Monday.

Specialized teachers will be partially graded on students' performances in other classes.

After listening to community feedback, DOE officials said they won't move P.S. 150 to Chelsea.

The Success Academy charter school would open in September 2014 at 411 Pearl St.

P.S. 133 has a new home at 610 Baltic St. and an admissions policy geared toward low-income families.

Parents at University Neighborhood High School say their building is too small for more students.

The DOE is proposing to open a new CTE school in the same building as Long Island City High School.

The DOE's online database gave parents access to their children's state test scores on Monday.

The program is safe for this year after budget shortfalls threatened its future, DOE reps confirmed. 

The new building should house 540 to 600 students when it reaches full capacity by 2017.

Some parents want the Panel for Educational Policy to slow DOE plans to add two new co-locations uptown.