“Any New Yorker who’s supportive of the inflexible new state unfunded mandate requiring the city to bring down class sizes to 20 students in kindergarten… Read More »Sizing up a bad law: NYC mandate to reduce class size is a mistake
New York, NY — PLACE NYC (Parent Leaders for Accelerated Curriculum and Education) strongly supports the thoughtful and practical recommendations in the Class Size Minority… Read More »PLACE NYC Backs Minority Report on Class Size Law
Class Size Group Recommends Enrollment Caps, Harvard Faces Backlash, Safety Agents Reinstated, Kindergarten Applications Open
“In their minority report, the six dissenters — out of a total 48 members — recommended significantly reforming the law, such that parents would be… Read More »To reduce NYC class sizes, task force pitches enrollment caps and teacher incentives
“While the working group urged education officials not to “eliminate” access to programming that may also include gifted and talented classes and electives, some dissenters… Read More »NYC kids could be shut out of AP and honors classes under new law: critics
Commission Recommends to Drop Regents Exams, Mayoral Control Public Hearings, Two Decades of Learning Loss, Parent Participation Plumments
“On October 18, The New York Times published a piece entitled, “Smaller Classes? At Elite Schools, Some Parents Say ‘No Thanks,” in which the author seemed surprised at… Read More »The Fine Print: Why Some New York City Parents Are Against Smaller Class Sizes
Screened MS Surge in D20 & Reinstated in D2, No Comparison for State Test Scores, ACT Scores Drop, Why Some Oppose Class Size Law
New York, NY — PLACE NYC (Parent Leaders for Accelerated Curriculum and Education) announces Maud Maron’s decision to step down as Co-President of the organization,… Read More »Maud Maron Steps Down as Co-President of PLACE NYC
On October 23, 2023, PLACE NYC hosted over 100 parents on Zoom to share information about the NYC high school application process, tips on researching… Read More »A Parent-to-Parent Conversation on NYC High School Applications