DOE: 3,200 City Kids Await Kindergarten Seats
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Nearly 3,200 incoming kindergarten students and their parents will have to wait to see if they will be able to attend their neighborhood school in the fall.
The Department of Education says it is trying to find seats for the children. Education officials add that while the number seems high, it is only about 5 percent of the total number of applications received this year.
A spokesperson says applications are up citywide, and a majority of kids were accepted to their locally zoned school.
The wait lists are expected to slim down as parents whose children applied to more than one school choose a location or a private school.
Also, charter schools are expected to conduct their lotteries next month and gifted and talented programs have until June to finalize their class lists.