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New York City's Best Public Pre-K and Elementary Schools: A Parents' Guide

By:Clara Hemphill, Lydie Raschka
Publisher:Teachers College Press
Print ISBN:9780807758045
eText ISBN:9780807775127
Edition:4
Copyright:2017
Format:Reflowable

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Completely revised with new profiles of more than 150 elementary schools and pre-kindergarten programs!

For nearly 2 decades, parents have looked to Clara Hemphill to help them find a good public school for their child. This Fourth Edition features all-new reviews of more than 150 of the city’s best public elementary schools, based on visits and in-depth interviews by the InsideSchools staff. This essential guide uncovers the “inside scoop” on schools (the condition of the building, special programs, teacher quality, and more), includes a checklist of things to look for on a school tour, and incorporates new listings of charter schools and stand-alone pre-kindergarten programs. It also provides the hard facts on:

  • Total school enrollment
  • Test scores for reading and math
  • Ethnic makeup
  • Who gets in?
  • Admissions requirements
  • Teaching methods and styles
  • Special education services
  • How to apply

“Brisk, thoughtful profiles of topnotch, intriguing schools.”
New York Daily News

“Hemphill has done for schools what Zagat’s did for restaurants.”
Big Apple Parent

“Thoughtful, well-researched . . . required reading.”
New York Magazine

“A bible for urban parents.”
New York Times

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