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Learn about the history, organization, and functions of the NYCDOE, the largest school system in the U.S. with over 1.1 million students and a $38 billion budget. Find out how the department is run by the Panel for Educational Policy and the Chancellor, and how it covers all five boroughs of New York City.
Stuyvesant is a public college-preparatory, specialized high school in New York City, offering accelerated academics to city residents. Learn about its history, admission, curriculum, extracurricular activities, and notable alumni.
Learn about the diverse and extensive educational system of New York City, from public and private schools to universities and research centers. Find out the history, statistics, and notable institutions of higher education in the city.
A public academic magnet school in Manhattan for gifted students, founded in 1869 as a private school for women. Learn about its history, admissions, academics, extracurricular activities, alumni and controversies.
A comprehensive list of public and private high schools in all five boroughs of New York City, with school number, type, religious affiliation, and website. Find information on academy, charter, alternative, and specialty schools in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island.
Flushing High School is the oldest public high school in New York City, located in Queens. It has a distinctive Collegiate Gothic style building with turrets and gargoyles, and many notable alumni in various fields.
The Movement for Community Control of New York City's Schools, 1966–1970: Class Wars, (Edwin Mellen Press, 1998). 532pp. Fass, Paula S. Outside in: Minorities and the transformation of American education. Oxford University Press, 1991; see ch.3, "'Americanizing' the High Schools: New York in the 1930s and '40s," pp 73–111. Gifford, Walter John.
Learn about the history, achievements, and notable alumni of James Madison High School, a public high school in Midwood, Brooklyn. The school's website is www.madisonhs.org.