An Education

The majority of schools in District 1 could face major layoffs under the city's proposed teacher firings.

Two new charter schools are looking to open locations somewhere in District 1.

Parents from the East Village to Chinatown attended an information session Wednesday.

Girls Prep wants to relocate its middle school grades to a school on East 11th Street, where it plans to expand.

A CB12 committee voted in favor of a allowing the Hebrew language school a charter to teach in Upper Manhattan.

An Upper East Side high school is slated to move to 26 Broadway, but the downtown community objects.

New York is hoping to boost its stature in applied science and engineering with a new research campus.

New York City has been selected to develop a pilot program that will rewrite the GED test and preparation programs.

The city singled out Ross Global Academy as one of a dozen poor-performing schools across the city.

David Steiner announced his eight-member panel, which will be chaired by the President of Teachers College.

Parents are fighting to keep the doors open at Good Shepherd school, which was recently labeled "at risk" for closure.

Councilman Robert Jackson urged state officials to deny Cathie Black a waiver that is required for her certification.

A petition calling for the denial of a waiver needed for Cathie Black's appointment gathering thousands of signatures.

Community Board 12 seeks to learn residents' top budget priorities for next year in Washington Heights and Inwood.

Almost half of city residents polled said the mayor "failed in his goal" to turn the city's public schools around.