Take Action on MS Admissions Change to Lottery. Send ONE email to elected officials in 5 easy steps. Email Recipients:To: liu@nysenate.gov, MTreyger@council.nyc.gov, SpeakerJohnson@council.nyc.gov, placenyc.action@gmail.com, askeric@brooklynbp.nyc.gov,… Read More »Demand the DOE Roll Back Lottery Admissions
“Lucas Liu, a member of District 3’s Community Education Council and co-president of PLACE NYC, which supports screened schools, said the new policies “doesn’t even… Read More »New Admissions Changes For NYC Middle & High Schools “First Step” Towards Diversity, Advocates Say
New York, NY, December 19, 2020: PLACE NYC calls for Mayor de Blasio and Chancellor Carranza to improve and expand accelerated academic programs such as… Read More »IN RESPONSE TO NYC DOE ADMISSION CHANGES FOR 2020-2021
“What we’re doing is lowering the bar for everyone,” said Yiatin Chu, co-president of Parent Leaders for Accelerated Curriculum and Education, a group that supports… Read More »Schools, caught by pandemic and confronting systemic racism, jettison testing for admissions
Introducing the SHSAT Parent Connection PLACE NYC leads the fastest growing parent community that advocates to maintain and grow accelerated learning opportunities in public schools in… Read More »PLACE NYC Newsletter Issue #4
Your child has been preparing all year to take the SHSAT. DOE tells us they will give the SHSAT but no test dates have yet… Read More »SHSAT Parent Connection
“Danger of a Single Story” — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, author RECAP OF PRESENTATION AND PANEL DISCUSSION ON ABILITY GROUPING IN SUPPORT OF ACCELERATION, INTEGRATION & ACADEMIC… Read More »PLACE NYC Newsletter Issue #3
Recorded event on YouTube: https://youtu.be/yE1SpckPJvA Slide Presentation w/references: With sincere gratitude to our distinguished panelists:Joseph ChouRetired math AP of Francis Lewis High School (23+ years)Maggie… Read More »The Danger of a Single Story: Ability Grouping in Support of Acceleration, Integration & Academic Excellence
Join us on Thursday November 19, 2020, 6-8pm for a presentation and panel discussion. RSVP for the Zoom link and to submit questions: https://forms.gle/VcFPTjaEtkZj4b6C6 PLACE… Read More »Ability Grouping in Support of Acceleration, Integration & Academic Excellence
Senator John Liu speaks in front of MS74 on Thursday 11/12/2020 at a rally in Bayside sponsored by CACAGNY and NYCRA. Parents protest delays on… Read More »PLACE NYC Newsletter Issue #2