FOIL Your Student’s Lottery Number for Kindergarten and G&T Applications
PLACE NYC tells PreK parents why and how to FOIL their child’s lottery number for the Kindergarten / G&T application.
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Education News Roundup Issue #90
Chaotic G&T Admissions, Specialized HS Discovery Reveal, Eliminating Regents Graduation Accountability, Misleading College Costs
Chancellor Banks and PEP Members: Please REJECT the Working Group Recommendation to Defund Specialized High Schools
Sign the open letter. A Department of Education Working Group recommended permanently cutting funding for 13 high schools that serve some of New York City’s… Read More »Chancellor Banks and PEP Members: Please REJECT the Working Group Recommendation to Defund Specialized High Schools
PLACE NYC 2022 November Voters Guide
Vote for education candidates in the November General Election 2022. Vote NO on all four ballot proposals. Early voting October 29 through November 6. Vote… Read More »PLACE NYC 2022 November Voters Guide
PLACE NYC TOWN HALL WITH CANDIDATE FOR NY GOVERNOR LEE ZELDIN
Raising the Bar for Public Schools and Expanding Accelerated Opportunities for All Students TOWN HALL WITHCANDIDATE FOR NY GOVERNORLEE ZELDIN Tuesday, October 11, 5:30-6:15pmREGISTER &… Read More »PLACE NYC TOWN HALL WITH CANDIDATE FOR NY GOVERNOR LEE ZELDIN
PLACE NYC ANNOUNCES 2022 GENERAL ELECTION ENDORSEMENTS
PLACE NYC – Update on George Santos Endorsement (May 11, 2023) As an advocacy organization, PLACE NYC volunteers make endorsements for political candidates based on… Read More »PLACE NYC ANNOUNCES 2022 GENERAL ELECTION ENDORSEMENTS
PLACE NYC APPLAUDS RETURN TO SCHOOL ADMISSIONS BASED ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
New York, NY, September 29, 2022 – PLACE NYC applauds Chancellor Banks for improving the admissions system for both middle and high schools, including a… Read More »PLACE NYC APPLAUDS RETURN TO SCHOOL ADMISSIONS BASED ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
MIDDLE SCHOOL ENGAGEMENT ADVOCACY GUIDE
Primer for parents seeking to understand the history behind lottery-based admissions. The 2023 NYC Public Schools Admissions Guide referenced below can be found here: https://www.schools.nyc.gov/docs/default-source/default-document-library/enrollment/2023-nyc-public-schools-admissions-guide
GET READY TO RALLY!
Calling all parents and students! Join us for a rally to protest high school lottery results: FRIDAY, JUNE 17 AT 4:30 PMTweed (DOE Headquarters)52 Chambers… Read More »GET READY TO RALLY!
SPECIALIZED HIGH SCHOOL DATA RELEASED FOR 2022–23 OFFERS
New York, NY, June 16, 2022 — Parent Leaders for Accelerated Curriculum and Education (PLACE NYC) congratulates all 27,669 students who took the Specialized High… Read More »SPECIALIZED HIGH SCHOOL DATA RELEASED FOR 2022–23 OFFERS