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Preschool Education

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2012

    Aw, the 1% Feels Poor

    There's an UrbanBaby thread making its way around Internet circles, inspiring a sense of both depression and horror. It is about money, and how we feel about what we make, particularly in New York City, where we all seem to need a little bit more than people who live anywhere else. Despite the remin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2011

    Rogue Illegal Pre-K's Apparently Trendy in NYC

    ​In New York City, getting your kids into the "right" preschools is notoriously hard. Fancy people put their toddlers in lotteries to get into very expensive pre-K's, where parents might pay upwards of $30,000 for their kids to fingerpaint in the right school. The Times has an interesting ac ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    December 7, 2011

    Dan Zanes

    ​In New York City, getting your kids into the "right" preschools is notoriously hard. Fancy people put their toddlers in lotteries to get into very expensive pre-K's, where parents might pay upwards of $30,000 for their kids to fingerpaint in the right school. The Times has an interesting ac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2011

    Potential School Bus Drivers' Strike 'Outrageous,' Bloomberg Says

    ​Mayor Bloomberg just held a press conference with NYC Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott and Corporation Counsel Michael Cardozo to address a possible strike by the city's school bus drivers that would affect 152,000 kids. Bloomberg described the proposed strike as "just outrageous" and said ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2011

    EU Aims to Completely Remove Fuel-Driven Cars From European Cities

    via Sirsnapsalot​The EU Commission published a transportation plan today that may radically change how Europeans get around in the future, the Independent reports. Included in the proposal, which seeks to cut carbon emissions by 60%, is a plan to remove all conventionally fueled cars from Euro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2011

    Upper East Side Mom Sues Preschool That Killed Her Kid's Chance at an Ivy League in Just 3 Weeks

    No fun at preschool!​Getting your kid into a decent preschool, with "decent" dependent on a certain set of socioeconomic, cultural, and often status-based "ideals," has long been a harrowing, horrible New York City tradition. Enough so that British publication the Daily Mail, writing about the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2010

    Kermit the Frog Brings the Green, Freaks Out Silly People

    ​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. July 16, 1970, Vol. XV, No. 29 'Sesame Street' Learns It's Paved with Gold By Carol B. Liebman The Children's Television Workshop, producers of "Sesame Street," was attacked this spring by tv critics of the Times and the Daily News for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2010

    Are Depressed Preschoolers More Likely to Read the New York Times?

    ​There's a lengthy piece in the New York Times that takes a look at the admittedly intriguing (and somewhat depressing) question: Can preschoolers be depressed? "Kiran," the 4-year-old featured in the story, was actually diagnosed with preschool depression or "early-onset depression" after may ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2010

    SATs for ABCs: Four-Year-Olds Taking Test Prep to Get Into Kindergarten

    ​Four-year-olds: They attend preschool, and spend their days finger-painting, riding their Big Wheels, and dressing up like a princesses. Or whatever guys do. Their lives typically don't include pricey test prep in order to test into a gifted kindergarten class. Unless you're a New York City ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2010

    Pap Alert: Something Borrowed Films Quite Peaceably in the East Village

    ​Kate Hudson vehicle Something Borrowed -- about a Manhattan attorney who becomes involved with her best friend's fiancĂ© (ugh) -- is filming in the East Village today and tomorrow, on 2nd Avenue and 10th Street, if you want to say hello. And though we have the requisite low hopes for this mov ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    May 11, 2010

    KISSY, KISSY, KISSY

    Do you remember your first time?

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2010

    Q&A: Yo Gabba Gabba! Creators Christian Jacobs and Scott Shultz Explain Why Indie Rock Is Good For Children

    Ben Clark/NickelodeonBottom row: Christian Jacobs, DJ Lance Rock, and Scott Shultz. Top row: Brobee, Muno, Plex.​The characters of the Nickelodeon preschool children's show, Yo Gabba Gabba!, recently barbecued with riff-rockers Them Crooked Vultures: picture a gap-toothed cyclops (Muno), a pin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 26, 2009

    Heartwarming Holiday Cheer: Pick Up Your Kid or Else!

    A private Seventh Day Adventist school in our neighborhood spread the warmth of the holiday season with this sign: ​ Note item number two: "The school building will be closed at 12:30 P.M. Students not picked up by then will be left at the 88th Precinct" This sounded like rather extreme pun ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    May 20, 2009

    Young at Art: Children’s Artwork from Studio in a School

    A private Seventh Day Adventist school in our neighborhood spread the warmth of the holiday season with this sign: ​ Note item number two: "The school building will be closed at 12:30 P.M. Students not picked up by then will be left at the 88th Precinct" This sounded like rather extreme pun ... More >>

  • Film

    April 22, 2009

    Nursery University

    A private Seventh Day Adventist school in our neighborhood spread the warmth of the holiday season with this sign: ​ Note item number two: "The school building will be closed at 12:30 P.M. Students not picked up by then will be left at the 88th Precinct" This sounded like rather extreme pun ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2008

    Peoplemovers: Facebook with Public Service Instead of Fun

    A private Seventh Day Adventist school in our neighborhood spread the warmth of the holiday season with this sign: ​ Note item number two: "The school building will be closed at 12:30 P.M. Students not picked up by then will be left at the 88th Precinct" This sounded like rather extreme pun ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2008

    New DoE School Choice Rules Increase Parental Anxiety

    A private Seventh Day Adventist school in our neighborhood spread the warmth of the holiday season with this sign: ​ Note item number two: "The school building will be closed at 12:30 P.M. Students not picked up by then will be left at the 88th Precinct" This sounded like rather extreme pun ... More >>

  • News

    October 17, 2006

    The Young and the Helpless

    New York City evicts a social service center, and leaves a hole in the heart of the South Bronx

  • Film

    May 16, 2006

    'Favela Rising'

    New York City evicts a social service center, and leaves a hole in the heart of the South Bronx

  • NYC Life

    August 9, 2005

    Cute, Isn't It

    We know so many people now—the deli, hi miles, the laundry, hi miles, the Chinese delivery man, hi miles

  • NYC Life

    May 25, 2004

    Queen of Mean

    Jackie Beat tears you a new one, and you like it; Detroit's disco d sells out

  • Theater

    November 18, 2003

    Nursery Crimes

    Parents throttle it out at murderously selective pre-school

  • News

    February 4, 2003

    Untitled

    Parents throttle it out at murderously selective pre-school

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    November 28, 2000
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    June 29, 1999

    Growth Spurt

    Sutton gym's most popular workout is for tots

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