Formation | 2002 |
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Founder | Clara Hemphill |
Headquarters | The New School |
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Parent organization | Center for New York City Affairs |
Website | insideschools |
Insideschools was founded in 2002 to provide independent insight into New York City public schools and information about the New York City Department of Education.[1] The site includes reviews of the more than 1,400 public schools in the city, information on how to navigate the NYC Department of Education bureaucracy, advice columns that address readers' questions, forums for parents and students to talk with each other, and a blog that is updated daily with school news and commentary. The school reviews are written by journalists who visit each school to interview educators, students and parents and observe what’s happening in the classrooms, cafeterias, hallways and even the bathrooms.[2]