NY Governor One-on-One
We invite you to hear from the top gubernatorial candidates on their public education ideas for our great state of New York. Wednesday March 2… Read More »NY Governor One-on-One
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PLACE NYC High School Admissions Event
Learn more about the NEW high school admissions policy How does it work? How are points assigned? Is it still a lottery? What are the… Read More »PLACE NYC High School Admissions Event
Education News Roundup #47 Mask Mandates Lifted, Audition School Fight, Affirmative Action Politics, School Admissions Forums
Subscribe to get this in your inbox Top StoryNearly a dozen states move to end masking mandates as COVID-19 infection rates fallABC News, 2/10/2022 Since… Read More »Education News Roundup #47 Mask Mandates Lifted, Audition School Fight, Affirmative Action Politics, School Admissions Forums
We asked, you answered: Chalkbeat readers share priorities for NYC schools Chancellor David Banks
“The system needs both equity and dedicated opportunities for rigor. …G&T stakeholders believe it is possible to reimagine the program to increase equitable access to… Read More »We asked, you answered: Chalkbeat readers share priorities for NYC schools Chancellor David Banks
Mayor Eric Adams must crack down on DOE that’s still lowering school standards
When advocates within the DOE didn’t get their way in eliminating geographic preferences at some high schools, they targeted the screening criteria, devising a complex… Read More »Mayor Eric Adams must crack down on DOE that’s still lowering school standards
Critics argue new NYC high school admissions policies will harm Asian applicants
Parent Kaushik Das, of Community Education Council 2 in Manhattan, said Wednesday that the approach will negatively impact Asian applicants. “It’s part of an incessant… Read More »Critics argue new NYC high school admissions policies will harm Asian applicants
Education News Roundup #46 HS Admissions Outrage, School Safety Concerns, Racist MS Admissions Policies
Subscribe to get this in your inbox Top StoryNYC’s new high school admissions selection discounts good gradesNP Post, 2/5/2022 The city’s high school application process… Read More »Education News Roundup #46 HS Admissions Outrage, School Safety Concerns, Racist MS Admissions Policies
Education News Roundup #45: Enrollment Drops Again, SCOTUS Takes On Harvard, SAT Goes Online, Masks Stay On, Asian BTech Students on SHSAT
Subscribe to get this in your inbox Top StoryEnrollment in NYC public schools drops again — giving Adams, Banks opportunity to better serve studentsNY Post… Read More »Education News Roundup #45: Enrollment Drops Again, SCOTUS Takes On Harvard, SAT Goes Online, Masks Stay On, Asian BTech Students on SHSAT
Education News Roundup #44: Ending Mask Mandates, School Board Takeover, Middle School Lottery, Extending Mayoral Control
Subscribe to get this in your inbox Top StoryNY school mask mandate could be ending, state COVID positivity under 10%ABC7NY, 1/21/2022 Governor Kathy Hochul says… Read More »Education News Roundup #44: Ending Mask Mandates, School Board Takeover, Middle School Lottery, Extending Mayoral Control
Parent-activists, seeking control over education, are taking over school boards
“While many of the groups identified by The Post clearly espouse conservative goals, the parent push for greater control over the classroom is attracting people… Read More »Parent-activists, seeking control over education, are taking over school boards