Families can expect one of three outcomes as the admissions season for independent schools draws to a close: admit, deny or waitlist. While the first two are self-explanatory, people often ask what it means to be waitlisted.
The Review: our annual journal
The Review is the annual education and parenting journal of the Parents League of New York. Authors whose articles have been featured in past issues include Carol Dweck, Jane Goodall, Ned Hallowell, Jane Healy, Wynton Marsalis, Wendy Mogel, Sandra Day O'Connor, Michael Thompson and Alice Waters, in addition to heads of member schools, teachers, and parenting professionals.
The Review is distributed each year in January to Parents League member families and schools and is available for purchase.
Selected articles from past editions of the Review can be found on the Parents League Blog and in our list of Selected Articles from the archives of the Review.
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PLNY Blog
Research tells us that many adults believe that literacy begins at 2 years of age, often when the child is beginning to use understandable speech. However, much development has happened prior to 2 years of age so that the child is able to utter understandable words. From the moment of birth, the baby instinctively responds to language, eye contact, touch.