The Upper West Side Is the Latest Battleground for School Integration in New York
New York City has an integration problem. This is nothing new, of course; the supposedly most diverse city in the world has long had some...
Cracking the Kindergarten Code
In the old days, New York City horror stories tended to involve street crime. Nowadays, many of the most chilling tales have to do with...
The buyer's and renter's guide to the NYC elementary school game
In BrickUnderground's parents guide to buying and renting in NYC, we covered the real estate basics for finding an appropriate place to...
Parents' Guide to New York City Elementary Schools
When it comes to choosing which school to send your kid to, where you live matters a lot. That said, it is far from the deciding factor...
At Regis, Academic Rigor and Service, All Free
In 1914, an anonymous benefactor founded a school offering a free rigorous education to boys who were Roman Catholic and who lived in New...
New York's Single Test for High School Defined My Life
When I was eleven years old, I took the entrance exam for Hunter College High School, one of New York City’s elite schools and among the...
ISEE Fact and Fiction: What Every Parent Should Know
In mid-September, I had the privilege of giving a presentation to 5th and 6th grade parents at the UCLA Lab School. I was scheduled to...
How to Achieve Success on the SSAT
The Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT) is the required entrance exam at some of the best independent schools in the world. The SSAT...
What If Every Struggling Student Had a Tutor? It Won’t Be Cheap, but It Might Be Worth It
When a student is struggling, what better way to help than by providing a personalized tutor? Families of means can afford this, but...
Pros, Cons of Applying to College as an Undecided Major
The applications for many colleges and universities allow students to specify an intended major, though this is not required – and not...
