We, the co-sponsors of the recent Queens Education Forum, jointly extend our thanks to Council Member and Democratic nominee for Queens Borough President Donovan Richards… Read More »Joint Statement from Queens Education Forum Sponsors To Council Member Donovan Richards
PLACE NYC co-sponsored the event with six other organizations with deep roots in Queens. https://placenyc.org/2020/09/10/queens-education-forum/ The event was an opportunity for Queens families to hear… Read More »Queens Education Forum -Sept 2020
New York, September 21, 2020 — An all or nothing, one-size-fits-all reopening plan does not work for our 1.1M public school kids and is keeping… Read More »Let Kids Return to School: PLACE NYC Calls on the Mayor to Open Schools Now to Prioritize In-Person Learning
New York, September 15, 2020 — NYC public school parents of 5th and 8th graders still have no answers from the DOE about how Middle… Read More »NYC Public School Admissions Still in Limbo
Virtual Forum: Zoom event will be on Thursday, September 24 at 6pm. Please RSVP to receive updates and the Zoom link to the Forum: https://forms.gle/fY243zLhxjMzzmkh9… Read More »Queens Education Forum: September 24
One year ago the mayor’s School Diversity Advisory Group (SDAG) proposed to “[d]iscontinue the use of the Gifted & Talented admissions test” and “[i]nstitute a… Read More »Preserve and expand NYC’s successful G&T programs
August 18, 2020 Dear Members of the PEP Contracts Committee: This letter is an urgent request for this Committee to inform parents as to the… Read More »Request on Status of G&T Testing Contract
Look up your Assembly Member: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/search/ Sign our open letter: https://forms.gle/iw7bUYz9yr45QZxt5 Write your own letter: We provide two templates but please add your own story… Read More »ACTION NEEDED: Oppose New York State Assembly A10731 to Repeal Hecht-Calandra
PLACE NYC stands in solidarity with the peaceful protestors in our city, and around the country, who demand an end to police brutality and justice… Read More »Education for a More Just World
Dear Josh, As your team is modeling out changes to screened admissions, I want to summarize for you the DOE parent forums, CEC resolutions, and… Read More »Open Letter to Deputy Chancellor Josh Wallack: Summary of Parent Input on Screened Admissions