by Maurice Frumkin | Jan 27, 2014 | Blog
It will be interesting to see what kind of school grading and accountability system, if any, is re-introduced to New Yorkers in the days to come. The new administration has gone on record saying they will do away with the current system, which gives schools A-F...
by Maurice Frumkin | Jan 24, 2014 | Blog
It’s January, roughly halfway through the school year, a critical one for 7th graders and the high school admissions process. I recently met with a roomful of anxious 7th grade families and offered them some of my top tips for what to accomplish the rest of the year....
by Maurice Frumkin | Dec 30, 2013 | Blog
It’s a new year, and tens of thousands of families across New York City are now facing the high school admissions waiting game they have heard about and been dreading for months and sometimes years. After submitting their “Round 1” public high school...
by Maurice Frumkin | Nov 30, 2013 | Blog
If you are a 6th or 7th grade family in NYC, you are probably aware of what 8th grade families are experiencing right now with the high school admissions process – whether it’s for public, private, parochial, charter, or any other kind of high school. You may...
by Maurice Frumkin | Nov 26, 2013 | Blog
Since Round 1 high school applications are due soon, I did a weekly video on “wasted choices” on the high school application (go to the NYC Admissions Solutions YouTube channel to watch it!). One of those wasted choices categories was related to not meeting a...
