“McLean, who is also the president of the District 16 Community Education Council and a member of the Mayor’s School Diversity Advisory Group, re-emphasized the rally’s intention away from the contentious discussions about the elections results where 40% of seats were won by 133 elected candidates endorsed by PLACE, a parent group that advocates for academic screening and merit-based admissions, as opposed to lottery systems, for New York City’s top-ranking specialized high schools. PLACE candidates also won all elected seats on the Citywide Council on High Schools.”
Read the full article on AMNY: https://www.amny.com/news/nyc-parents-doubts-election-council-results/