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2024 Year in Review

January 20, 2025January 20, 2025
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As we celebrated our fifth year of advocacy in September, it is time to take a look back and reflect upon what we accomplished together.

PLACE NYC will host a “parent-to-parent” information and Q&A session on Community Education Councils (CEC), NYC’s version of the local school board, and how you… Read More »Run for CEC, Ask Us Anything.

New York City Approves New Contract for Specialized High School Test

December 19, 2024December 22, 2024
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“Focus your resources on helping students become high achievers,” said Mr. Kwok, who is also a co-founder of PLACE

NYC education panel approves digital version of exam to specialized high schools

December 19, 2024December 22, 2024
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“Everyone can excel on this test,” said Lisa Marks, a parent of three public school students and co-president of the group Parent Leaders for Accelerated Curriculum Education

Take Actions to Save SHSAT

December 16, 2024January 3, 2025
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Sign Open Letter https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdkS9wBCiMZQ3GWZ7xqc-9LJtzhjRQ_B59x1aRDLrTQ-dPwRA/viewform?usp=sf_link Send a one-click email http://tinyurl.com/placenyc-shsat-email Click on the link. Put your name at the bottom. Personalize the subject line and message,… Read More »Take Actions to Save SHSAT

PLACE NYC Urges the Panel for Education Policy to Approve the SHSAT Contract

November 14, 2024January 20, 2025
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PLACE NYC urges the Panel for Education Policy (PEP) to approve the contract with Pearson Inc. to provide the test used to admit NYC students to the eight Specialized High Schools.

2024 November General Election Endorsements

November 4, 2024November 4, 2024
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NY State Senate State Senate District 11 (Queens)Yiatin Chu – Republican State Senate District 15 (Queens)Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. – Democrat State Senate District 17… Read More »2024 November General Election Endorsements