Education officials weigh ideas for how to evaluate students who apply for selective public schools for fall 202 …“If you remove grades, you’re certainly to… Read More »Coronavirus Forces New York City to Rethink Admissions to Elite Schools
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A poll of more than 1,000 city parents found that 92 percent are “extremely or very concerned” about Department of Education grading and admissions overhauls… Read More »92 percent of NYC parents ‘extremely concerned’ about school admissions, poll finds
PLACE NYC Parent Survey on “Middle School and High School Admissions” was conducted on 5/1/20- 5/4/20. The survey was posted on FACE NYC Facebook, FACE NYC WeChat, and shared via email with school groups across NYC. Parent Surveys are ad-hoc checks on parent opinions on topics of interest and importance to NYC public school parents. We respect the privacy and participation of our respondents and do not share data with 3rd parties. PLACE NYC is a parent-volunteer advocacy group; to learn more, go to https://placenyc.org.
Over 92% of parents surveyed by Parent Leaders for Accelerated Curriculum and Education (PLACE NYC) are “Extremely or Very Concerned” about possible changes to school… Read More »NYC Parents are “Extremely Concerned” about Unfair Changes to Screened Schools Admissions
“Parent Leaders for Accelerated Curriculum and Education — or PLACE NYC — told CBS2’s Lisa Rozner nearly half of public school parents surveyed wanted a… Read More »Coronavirus Update: De Blasio Outlines New Grading Policy For NYC Public School Students
“Parent-Leaders for Accelerated Curriculum and Education, or PLACE, suggested the city keep letter grades for students but drop their lowest grade from this school year’s three marking… Read More »City grading policy for remote learning gets mixed reviews
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PLACE NYC Parent Survey on “NYC Grading Policy for Remote Learning” was conducted on 4/19/20-4/20/20. The survey link was posted on FACE NYC Facebook and WeChat groups w/over 700 members; parents also shared the survey with their school groups. The Surveys are ad-hoc checks on parent opinions on topics of interest and importance to parents and guardians of NYC public school students. We respect the privacy and participation of our respondents and do not share data with 3rd parties. PLACE NYC is a parent-volunteer advocacy group; to learn more, go to https://placenyc.org.