New York Times – 5/7/10 Private School Screening Test Loses Some Clout by Jenny Anderson At least two schools in Manhattan have dropped the [ERB] exam as a requirement for admission starting this fall, bucking a trend of more widespread use of such tests. More broadly, a powerful coalition of New York schools is contending [...]
Archive for the ‘Competition for Preschool’ Category
New York Times: Some Private Schools Drop the ERB Test
Friday, May 7th, 2010Your child was not accepted to any preschools–now what?
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010Your worst fear comes true. You applied to a bunch of preschools and your child isn’t accepted to any of them. There’s not much I can say to make you feel better because frankly, it sucks. BUT if this happens to you, try to remember it’s not the end of the world—you do have options! [...]
New Orleans Families Struggle with Limited Pre-K Options
Saturday, October 3rd, 2009An article from 9/18/09 The Times-Picayune by Sarah Carr, “Families Struggle with Limited–and Competitive– Pre-K Options,” discusses the challenges New Orleans parents face getting their kids into a quality preschool. While middle- and upper-income families struggle to get a spot at competitive preschools, working-class and poor families vie for the limited number of publicly funded pre-K programs. [...]
NYC Preschools Have Never Been More Competitive…
Friday, September 4th, 2009From an article published on September 30, 2009 on thestreet.com by Carmen Nobel: So it looks like problems on Wall Street aren’t hurting private preschools enrollment in Manhattan. One preschool admissions consultant (who charges parents $18-24K to help get their kid into elite schools!) said that almost twice the number of parents are applying to preschool vs. [...]