Parents Frustrated Over Lack Of NYC Middle And High School Admissions Guidance (education, money)
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In a reversal, high schools will also continue to give admissions priorities based on whether students live within a certain borough or zone. Those priorities were set to be eliminated this year, but Mayor Bill de Blasio changed course following pushback from parents concerned about long commutes.
A rare dose of common sense from the fading away deBlasio NYCDOE. Incoming schools Chancellor Banks needs to state his position on this matter asap.
This is exactly why we moved out of NYC when our oldest was about to enter 6th grade.
Before covid, applying to middle school it was a difficult path to navigate. I cannot imagine dealing with it now. Applying to middle schools in NYC is insane. First, you have to try and figure out which ones to choose and which ones might admit your child. Then you have to put them in some kind of choice order. These decisions are based on a visit, rumors, and hearsay. There is also the added confusion as some are 6-12 middle/high school combos. That would avoid the insanity of having to apply again in high school. There is also the potential nightmare of longer commutes (as mentioned). The reason my wife and I lived in NYC was to have shorter commutes. Why should a child have a longer commute than the parents?
We happily moved out to the suburbs were we could afford to own a home, our kids had 10 minute walks to the highly rated schools and you knew which schools your kids would be attending. We elongated our commutes, but, eventually, we got jobs that did not require a commute into NYC.
You do not realize how much crap you have to put up with living in NYC until you leave.
This is exactly why we moved out of NYC when our oldest was about to enter 6th grade.
Before covid, applying to middle school it was a difficult path to navigate. I cannot imagine dealing with it now. Applying to middle schools in NYC is insane. First, you have to try and figure out which ones to choose and which ones might admit your child. Then you have to put them in some kind of choice order. These decisions are based on a visit, rumors, and hearsay. There is also the added confusion as some are 6-12 middle/high school combos. That would avoid the insanity of having to apply again in high school. There is also the potential nightmare of longer commutes (as mentioned). The reason my wife and I lived in NYC was to have shorter commutes. Why should a child have a longer commute than the parents?
We happily moved out to the suburbs were we could afford to own a home, our kids had 10 minute walks to the highly rated schools and you knew which schools your kids would be attending. We elongated our commutes, but, eventually, we got jobs that did not require a commute into NYC.
You do not realize how much crap you have to put up with living in NYC until you leave.
My parents made poverty level income as new immigrants. My sister and I both went through NYC public school education, capped with Ivy League degrees with financial aid. Now we both make over 200k each. But I agree with you, NYC could be very tough for some.
My parents made poverty level income as new immigrants. My sister and I both went through NYC public school education, capped with Ivy League degrees with financial aid. Now we both make over 200k each. But I agree with you, NYC could be very tough for some.
Kudos to you, your sister and your parents.
My son had an excellent K-5 experience. There are many excellent public schools in NYC. Trying to make sense of our middle school choices plus the 6-12 combo schools drove us out. He did get into a "science" middle school that was a tough commute from our apartment. Trying to pick a focus for a 6th grade student is also stupid. There were other problems where schools were missing art/music/sports/drama and were stuffed in the top floors of another school. One of the school's had a 'gym' with pillars spread through out the space.
A family we know who stayed in the city have a child attending top rated Lehman HS in the Bronx. The commute is roughly an hour each way. The idea of spending 2 hours a day commuting to HS is a huge waste of time. Once you try to layer on after school activities or a job, the time suck becomes even more oppressive and difficult to manage. We are a 10 minute walk from our HS.
We are very happy with our decision. We live in a small train town about 15 miles from NYC and our kids have done very well in the school system. We probably could have figured out NYC, but we did not have to go down that road.
This is exactly why we moved out of NYC when our oldest was about to enter 6th grade.
Before covid, applying to middle school it was a difficult path to navigate. I cannot imagine dealing with it now. Applying to middle schools in NYC is insane. First, you have to try and figure out which ones to choose and which ones might admit your child. Then you have to put them in some kind of choice order. These decisions are based on a visit, rumors, and hearsay. There is also the added confusion as some are 6-12 middle/high school combos. That would avoid the insanity of having to apply again in high school. There is also the potential nightmare of longer commutes (as mentioned). The reason my wife and I lived in NYC was to have shorter commutes. Why should a child have a longer commute than the parents?
We happily moved out to the suburbs were we could afford to own a home, our kids had 10 minute walks to the highly rated schools and you knew which schools your kids would be attending. We elongated our commutes, but, eventually, we got jobs that did not require a commute into NYC.
You do not realize how much crap you have to put up with living in NYC until you leave.
What borough did you live in?
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