PLACE NYC is pleased to endorse James Gennaro and Dilip Nath for the District 24 city council special election. District 24 includes Kew Gardens Hills,… Read More »PLACE NYC Endorses Gennaro and Nath for D24 City Council Special Elections
Happy 2021! PLACE NYC, the fastest-growing all-volunteer parent-led education advocacy group in NYC, wishes all of its members a Happy New Year! Let’s help make… Read More »PLACE NYC Newsletter Issue #7
PLACE NYC will host an Education First Mayoral Candidate Forum on Thursday, January 28 at 7-8pm. The event is free. Please register: MayoralCandidatesForum.PlaceNYC.org We are proud… Read More »PLACE NYC Hosts Education First Mayoral Candidate Forum – Andrew Yang Added
“One of those stakeholders is the advocacy group Parent Leaders for Accelerated Curriculum and Education, known as Place NYC. The group recently presented the DOE… Read More »New York City to End Preschooler Gifted Test After This Year
“Lucas Liu, co-founder of Parent Leaders for Accelerated Curriculum and Education, an advocacy group pushing for the expansion of G&T, argues that eliminating the test… Read More »City Will Offer Gifted & Talented Test To Four-Year-Old Students One Last Time
“Supporters of accelerated programs assert that academically advanced city kids should have the opportunity to learn at a quicker pace with equally positioned peers. They… Read More »NYC to reboot Gifted and Talented program for schools this fall: officials
A big change is coming for New York City’s Gifted and Talented programs for students; CBS2’s Hazel Sanchez reports. “To say we are going to… Read More »New York City Schools To Eliminate Entry Exam For Gifted And Talented Programs
New York, NY, January 13, 2021 — On behalf of all NYC parents who want a high quality education for their kids, PLACE NYC strongly… Read More »PLACE NYC Calls for the Continuation and Expansion of Academically-Accelerated G&T Programs
To get this in your inbox, subscribe to this Special Series: https://forms.gle/5fCepHHdL1Eqiytr6 https://mailchi.mp/f722e26a4df9/shsat-parent-connection-issue-3 The following was sent by the DOE via email. Dear parent/guardian, Friday, January… Read More »SHSAT Parent Connection Issue #3
“About 1,600 people recently signed an open letter to the city calling for answers. The letter was circulated by advocacy group Parent Leaders for Accelerated… Read More »New York City Families Want Answers on Gifted Kindergarten Test