Summary In January 2021, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and his school chancellor announced that the Department of Education (DOE) would reimagine the… Read More »Expanding Gifted & Talented, Immediate Action Towards An Ideal Future
An activist fighting Bill de Blasio’s plan to scrap merit-based K-12 programs looks back on the last three years. Asian-American parents of gifted students have… Read More »New York’s Parent Revolt
Earlier this month, as it tries selling the city on a major, 11th-hour reform, the Department of Education invited families from Manhattan’s District 2 to… Read More »De Blasio vs. educational excellence: NYC schools are moving toward the lowest common denominator
PLACE NYC and our partner organizations thank Mayor-Elect Eric Adams for his support of Gifted & Talent and Specialized High Schools in a NY Daily… Read More »PLACE NYC Partners with Community Organizations to Thank Mayor-Elect Eric Adams
New York City Parents UnionPLACE NYCQueens Parents UnitedSAFEST South Asian Fund for Education Scholarship Training JOINT PRESS RELEASE The NYC Department of Education has begun… Read More »Parent Leaders Demand Halt to DESSA, DOE’s Social Emotional Screener Amid Privacy, Security, and Transparency Concerns
Vote for Education CandidatesPrint and share PLACE NYC borough-specific Voter Guides with friends and family and get out the vote! Citywide MayorEric L. Adams (Democratic)… Read More »PLACE NYC Endorsements for the 2021 General Election
More than 200 supporters of the city’s Gifted and Talented program massed at Department of Education headquarters Thursday — the second rally to preserve the advanced learning… Read More »Gifted and Talented program backers rally at DOE headquarters
Protesters gathered on the steps of the New York City Department of Education Thursday to demand Mayor Bill de Blasio not phase out its program… Read More »Associated Press: NYC rally to support gifted schooling
Hundreds of parents from across the city gathered at DOE headquarters on Thursday October 14. Recorded livestream of the event: https://fb.watch/8FYgMpsb9k/ We were honored to… Read More »PLACE NYC Save G&T Rally
We presented to the Citywide Council of High Schools (CCHS) on October 13, 2021 to help families understand the high school admissions process, specifically for… Read More »NYC Specialized High School Process