It sounds crazy, but it’s true. Parents in New York City whose children are accepted into a private school need to fork over the entire year’s tuition if they choose to go to a “gifted and talented” public school instead. Here’s an excerpt from the May 23, 2008 article in the New York Times by [...]
Archive for the ‘Kindergarten’ Category
New York Times: Parents Forfeit $20k Private School Tuition to Go to Public School for the Gifted
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010San Francisco Transitional Kindergarten Programs
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010Below you’ll find a list of preschools in San Francisco that have transitional kindergartens. These programs, also called junior kindergarten, are geared towards 5-year olds that may be old enough to enroll in kindergarten but may not be emotionally, physically or academically ready (many of the students have Fall birthdays). Transitional kindergarten provides an opportunity for these children [...]
New York Magazine: Why Kindergarten Admission Tests are Worthless
Friday, February 5th, 2010The cover story of the February 8, 2010 issue of New York magazine discusses how much power the kindergarten admissions test has in determining a child’s future, and how ridiculous that is. The Junior Meritocracy: Should a child’s fate be sealed by an exam he takes at the age of 4? Why kindergarten-admission tests are worthless, [...]