“Parents fighting to keep selective schools in New York City reject the everybody-wins narrative as naive. Yiatin Chu, co-founder of Parent Leaders for Accelerated Curriculum… Read More »The Racial-Justice War On Merit-Based Schools: It’s an Injustice Against Excellence, Critics Say
Last night at a Town Hall, Chancellor Carranza said that it is not his, but “the community’s agenda” to do away with screened schools. How… Read More »Urgent: Save Screened Admissions
Sign up to get the newsletter in your inbox: http://eepurl.com/g5vzrP Education First Rally On October 23, PLACE NYC organized an Education First Rally in City… Read More »PLACE NYC Newsletter Issue #1
Statement from Congresswoman Grace Meng (Queens)“Parents interested in screening their children for gifted and talented programs, competitive academics at middle and high schools, and the… Read More »Elected Officials Support “Education First” Rally
“NEW YORK — Protesters nearly came to blows Fridays as about a dozen people who oppose the admissions test for the city’s elite public high… Read More »Protesters Scuffle in Manhattan as SHSAT Date Remains Unclear
“At its event, parent group PLACE NYC — which supports selective admissions criteria — urged city officials to preserve the admissions requirements for specialized high… Read More »NYC education groups hold opposing rallies over fate of controversial admissions rules
“…The action was organized by PLACE NYC, or Parent-Leaders for Accelerated Curriculum & Education. …A startled trio of local politicians who showed up to support… Read More »Tensions boil over at rally to keep competitive admissions in NYC schools
Admissions mystery prompts ralliesThe city has yet to release application timelines and requirements for September 2021. Normally by this time in the fall, families are using such… Read More »New York City Schools’ Coronavirus Cases Are Low, Anxieties High
On October 22, Lucas Liu, co-president of PLACE NYC shared with fellow public school parents what he learned as a parent leader for the past… Read More »“Understanding How NYC Public Schools are Funded” Archived Presentation
Press Briefing Parents demand the Mayor and Chancellor improve and expand access to gifted & talented programs, academically rigorous merit-based middle and high schools, keep… Read More »Education First Rally October 23, 2020 at City Hall Park