Grade Policy Must Work for All Students
Dear Mayor De Blasio, Chancellor Carranza and Dr. Chen, I am a concerned parent of a NYC public school student. I understand the DOE is… Read More »Grade Policy Must Work for All Students
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Parent Survey: NYC Grading Policy for Remote Learning
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.
NYC parents and activists dueling over school grades amid coronavirus crisis
Deborah Alexander of Community Education Council 30 said that the DOE shouldn’t nullify the performance and efforts of teachers and students prior to the system’s… Read More »NYC parents and activists dueling over school grades amid coronavirus crisis
NYC Parents Want “No Harm” Grading for Remote Learning
Parent Leaders for Accelerated Curriculum and Education (PLACE NYC) conducted a survey of New York City public school parents on the not-yet-decided grading policy due… Read More »NYC Parents Want “No Harm” Grading for Remote Learning
Letter to Mayor de Blasio and Chancellor Carranza
April, 9, 2020 Dear Mayor de Blasio and Chancellor Carranza: The Covid-19 virus has affected all New York public school students, teachers, families and administrators… Read More »Letter to Mayor de Blasio and Chancellor Carranza
Letter to NYS Board of Regents
April 6, 2020 Dear New York State Board of Regents, We are writing to provide comments on the 2020 NYS Regents cancellation given the current… Read More »Letter to NYS Board of Regents
NYC DOE Fails to Improve Specialized High School Results
Parent Leaders for Accelerated Curriculum and Education (PLACE NYC) celebrates all of the students who took the DOE’s Specialized High School Admissions Test (SHSAT). We… Read More »NYC DOE Fails to Improve Specialized High School Results
New York Times article (3/3/20) with select quotes from PLACE members Amy Tse and Lucas Liu.
Full Article: ‘Fire Carranza!’: Why Asian-Americans are Targeting Schools Chief “One such group, Parent Leaders for Accelerated Curriculum and Education, or PLACE, was founded by… Read More »New York Times article (3/3/20) with select quotes from PLACE members Amy Tse and Lucas Liu.
February 7, 2020 Panel Discussion: SHSAT and Expanding Educational Opportunities for All Students
Photos from February 7. 2020 event at JHS190 Russell Sage, Forest Hills, Queens NYC. Senator Stavisky, Senator Comrie, Assembly Member Kim, Assembly Member Hyndman, Moderator… Read More »February 7, 2020 Panel Discussion: SHSAT and Expanding Educational Opportunities for All Students