“…Parents advocating for accelerated learning said the Dept. of Education must to better.“The DOE is both failing in their effort to increase outreach, which they… Read More »New York City Schools Chancellor Calls On State To End Specialized High Schools Admissions Test
New York, NY, April 29, 2021 — Parent Leaders for Accelerated Curriculum and Education (PLACE NYC) denounces the DOE’s continuous efforts to reduce the number… Read More »SHSAT Outcome Again Highlights DOE Efforts to Undermine Education of NYC Students
Note: This post is referenced from PLACE NYC Recommendations for the 2021 Education Council Elections (CEC). PLACE NYC CEC Elections Working Group based recommendations on… Read More »PLACE NYC CEC2 Candidate Recommendations by School
“When students like Robin Kelleher’s son, a fourth grader, opened their state exam test booklets this week, some felt a sense of deja vu. “He… Read More »Education News Roundup: Recycled NYS Exams; Carranza Back in the News
On Tuesday 4/20, PLACE NYC sponsored a NYC Council Education Forum for six prominent candidates running for a seat in Manhattan. All six candidates – Gale Brewer, Maria Danzilo,… Read More »City Council Candidates Forum Recaps; CEC Elections
PLACE NYC hosted six prominent candidates running for a city council seat in Manhattan. Maria Danzilo, District 6 (Upper West Side) Susan Lee, District 1… Read More »Manhattan City Council Candidates Speak on NYC Education
“But the tendency to exaggerate the selectivity of certain schools is ubiquitous in media, ensnaring not just the Times but also The New York Post and, to a lesser… Read More »Getting Education Data Right: The Case of High School Admissions — by Samuel E. Abrams
On April 15, PLACE NYC and Queen Parents United (QPU) co-sponsored an education forum for five candidates – David Aronov, Michael Conigliaro, Avi Cyperstein, Edwin… Read More »PLACE NYC and QPU Co-Sponsored City District 29 Council Candidates Forum
“Carranza was walloped by an “activation of constituencies around the specialized-high-school exam,” Wallack said, which hadn’t previously really existed. Lucas Liu, a parent and co-president… Read More »Richard Carranza’s Last Stand
Asian-American parents mobilized to oppose the de Blasio administration’s specialized high school proposal. Now they’re fighting a larger battle. “Amid all the disagreement, it’s undeniable… Read More »Test Anxiety