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
NYS Senate S3087 – Repeals Hecht-Calandrahttps://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S3087Sponsored by Senaor Salazar; co-sponsored by Senators Hoylman, Brisport, Jackson, Sepulaveda.No companion NYS Assembly bill as of April 2, 2021. S3037 –… Read More »Pertinent Education Bills 2021-2022 Legislative Session
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On March 13, parents, students, educators, coaches and several PLACE NYC members came together on the steps of the DOE headquarters at Tweed Courthouse in the “Rally to… Read More »Re-Open Schools Rally; End the 2-Case Rule
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The Local Case Study: PLACE NYC Every community can share insight into how civic involvement, particularly by women, has soared. In our NYC community, there… Read More »Today a Volunteer, Tomorrow a Leader: PLACE NYC