“The advocacy group Parent Leaders for Accelerated Curriculum and Education is pressing the city to keep the program in place and administer this year’s test.… Read More »New York Replaces Gifted Test for Elementary School With Lottery
“A spokesperson for PLACE, an education advocacy group that supports gifted programs while also expanding their admissions criteria, called the move a “good stopgap” as… Read More »NYC Will Use Teacher Interviews Of 4-Year-Olds For Gifted & Talented Program Admissions
To those of you who attended our online forum, thank you for joining us last week to learn about the roles and responsibilities of the… Read More »PLACE NYC Newsletter Issue #9
On Jan. 28, PLACE NYC was honored to co-sponsor the Education First Forum featuring five of the leading NYC Mayoral candidates – Eric Adams, Kathryn Garcia, Ray McGuire, Loree… Read More »PLACE NYC Newsletter Issue #8
“We should face the reality that these programs in many cases are what is keeping many families in the city,” Yang said during an education… Read More »Andrew Yang Says That Scrapping Gifted Programs Would Cause Some Families To Leave NYC
“Mayoral candidate Andrew Yang warned Thursday that nixing the city’s Gifted and Talented programs could lead to more parent flight out of the school system.… Read More »Mayoral hopeful Yang slams Gifted and Talented test nix, warns of parent exodus
On Jan. 28, PLACE NYC was honored to co-sponsor the Education First Forum featuring five of the leading NYC Mayoral candidates – Eric Adams, Kathryn Garcia, Ray McGuire, Loree… Read More »Education First Mayoral Candidate Forum Delivers on What NYC Families Want to Know
New York, NY, January 27, 2021– PLACE NYC congratulates the thousands of 8th graders who took the Specialized High School Admissions Test today. They have… Read More »PLACE NYC Congratulates Thousands of 8th Graders Who Took the SHSAT Today
DOE Must Give Students Their Lottery Number in Advance of Middle School Applications and Be Transparent in the Lottery Process Read PLACE NYC statement on… Read More »Take Action: FOIL for Your Student’s Lottery Number
New York, NY, January 21, 2021– Public school families are outraged that the Department of Education (DOE) eliminated middle school screened admissions this year, and… Read More »DOE Must Give Students Their Lottery Number in Advance of Middle School Applications and Be Transparent in the Lottery Process