DoE and charter school information

• NYC Department of Education Website

• How Students Get Offers to NYC Public Schools watch this video

• NY State Charter Schools

reviews, licensing and organizations who can help

• Insideschools.org : The "consumer reports" of NYC schools

• Chalkbeat : breaking news and analysis of the NYC Public Schools

• Great Schools : I am not crazy about their ranking system but the articles are interesting

• the School Boards : a local and national school forum for parents

• NYC Bureau of Child Care : research Daycare license status

• AdvocatesforChildren.org : fighting for students rights, also special needs and ELL

• League Education & Treatment Center free support for the families of students with psychiatric and developmental disabilities.

• National Association of Educators of Young Children - accreditation for nursery schools

• Independent School Admission Association of Greater NY - ISAAGNY

testing and prep

• ERB Testing : the organization that tests for private school admissions

• Prep for Prep : a support program for high achieving students of color

• Early Steps : increasing racial diversity in NYC independent schools

websites, blogs and neighborhood listserves

• Park Slope Parents : local recommendations and much more

• Park Slope Parents membership group: advice and tons of specialty groups for Park Slope and way beyond

• Parents of NY Teens : you shouldn't be without it

• Twiniversity : national twin parents blog and forum from a Manhattan mom

• NYC School Help flickr page! I am taking pictures of schools and neighborhoods so you can see what it all looks like! tell your friends

support for families

• Robin Aronow, School Search NYC : help finding Manhattan schools

• NY Special Needs Consulting, Sarah Birnbaum - free talks and for free consulting

• Amanda Wiss, Urban Clarity : Professional Organizer to keep your life in order

college support

• Rachel Coates, Educoates: college admissions

• Deena Maerowitz, Bertram Group: college admissions