New York City's Best Public Pre-K and Elementary Schools
A Parents' Guide
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Elementary, Family & Relationships, Parenting
| Author: | Clara Hemphill, Lydie Raschka | ISBN: | 9780807775127 |
| Publisher: | Teachers College Press | Publication: | December 15, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Clara Hemphill, Lydie Raschka |
| ISBN: | 9780807775127 |
| Publisher: | Teachers College Press |
| Publication: | December 15, 2009 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
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
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
