Tag: Schools

Upper West Side School Earns # 1 Positions in Local, National Rankings

Bobby Panza October 2, 2022 Community 5 Comments

Niche.com recently published its annual rankings of the best schools and districts around the country, and an Upper West Side private school has earned quite Read More...

New District School Superintendent Meets Parents at UWS Playground: Says He Loves the Wagon  

Lee Uehara September 10, 2022 Community No Comments

The district’s new schools superintendent, Kamar Samuels, is stopping by UWS playgrounds this month in a grassroots effort to reach out to parents, including those Read More...

Calhoun is Selling its 74th Street Building

Joshua Dudley August 3, 2022 Real Estate 7 Comments

Calhoun, a private school with two locations on the Upper West Side, has enlisted Cushman & Wakefield to sell its lower school building at 160 Read More...

Garden Renovation to Create Outdoor Classrooms

Wendy Blake May 11, 2022 Community No Comments

In order to better prepare its students for jobs in urban agriculture and sustainable building, the Urban Assembly School for Green Careers is renovating its Read More...

The Smith School: A Small School with a Big Heart

Elisabeth Long April 1, 2022 Sponsored, Community No Comments

“As we returned to in-person learning following the pandemic, we were reminded of the strength of our small class sizes and individualized approach to academics Read More...

KIPP Beyond: A New Middle School in Morningside Heights

Mike Mishkin March 28, 2022 Sponsored, Community 1 Comment

KIPP Beyond is a new, public charter middle school located at 533 West 121st Street — on top of the historic Corpus Christi Church in Read More...

Upper West Side Middle School Stages Controversial Covid-Themed Play

Bobby Panza February 21, 2022 Community 15 Comments

Theater Arts at The Center School (TACS), part of M.S. 243 at 100 West 84th Street, is facing scrutiny as word spreads about the COVID-themed Read More...

Private UWS Schools Accept State Funds to Pay Teachers

E.L. Danvers January 31, 2022 Community 4 Comments

Some of New York City’s most expensive private schools aroused the ire of their public counterparts after the New York Daily News revealed that they Read More...

UWS School Goes Viral For Best Reason Possible

Bobby Panza December 4, 2021 Community No Comments

It was an instant classic and nominee for ‘do good’ award of the year on the Upper West Side. The students at Beit Rabban Day Read More...

Parents Petition to End Construction at UWS School

Hazen Cuyler November 29, 2021 Community 12 Comments

Whether accused of a money-making scheme to rip off parents or shielding its current principal from two no-confidence votes, the folks running P.S. 333 can’t Read More...