Thursday, March 31, 2011

Kindergarten Waiting Lists Get Longer


The Department of Education on Wednesday released citywide information about kindergarten waiting lists for the upcoming school year, and, over all, the news isn’t good.

The total number of children waiting for a spot at their elementary school, 3,195, is nearly 1,000 more than there were when a similar roster was released last March. Likewise, the number of schools that have had to resort to a waiting list has grown to 157 from 112 last year, out of the roughly 700 city elementary schools that offer kindergarten.

Officials cautioned that the numbers would most likely shrink by the time charter school lotteries are held, gifted programs have announced their selections and private schools have made their offers. Still, they acknowledged that some parents would ultimately have to send their children to a nearby school that has room and not to the public school they’re zoned for.

Chloe Moretz Claims She Doesn't Have a Stylist


Chloe Moretz is one of our favorite young stars. She's always impeccably dressed on the red carpet, in unique and age-appropriate ensembles. So it came as some surprise when Hollywood Life revealed that Chloe apparently doesn't have a stylist. She spoke with Chloe's reps who confirmed that the young star doesn't work with anyone.

As darling as Chloe is, this is a little hard to believe. Does anyone else remember what they dressed like when they were 14? Exactly. Perhaps what Chloe's reps meant is Chloe doesn't have a stylist to pick out all her outfits, but she works with individuals for red carpet events.

Rachel Zoe Tweets Intimate Picture of New Son, Skyler Morrison


Some stars prefer to shield their families from the limelight. But Rachel Zoe is so proud of her week-old baby boy Skyler Morrison, she couldn't help but share an intimate family photo with her fans via Twitter on Wednesday.

Both Rachel and her husband Rodger Berman look flawless in the photo—of course. Little Skyler looks sort of like most week-old babies: Tiny, red-faced, with an itty bitty puckered mouth. Zoe wrote, "The 2 loves of my life...

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