A Manhattan school district is reversing course, allowing some schools to screen middle school applicants for accelerated programs in the upcoming admissions cycle, according to… Read More »Selective middle school admissions return to one Manhattan district after fierce debate
Academically successful schools should be exempt from the unfunded NY State “Class Size” law. Why? Because the so-called “Class Size” law takes opportunities away from… Read More »The “Class Size” Law is an Unfunded Mandate That Will Harm Students and Take Away Opportunities from NYC School Kids
Updated 10/6/2023. Over 1,500 parents signed the open letter. PLACE NYC submitted an open letter signed by 1,341 parents to the Class Size Working Group.… Read More »Over 1,500 Parents Sign Open Letter to Oppose Enrollment Caps, Cuts to Accelerated and Enrichment Programs
Class Size WG Proposes Enrollment Caps and Rezoning, Parents Clueless on Grade Inflation, “Science of Math”?, College Admissions Favors Boys
Class Size Law Takes Opportunities Away From Students By Decreasing Seats in Popular Gifted & Talented, Accelerated & Advanced Placement Programs, Specialized and Performing Arts… Read More »PLACE NYC Calls For Exempting Academically Successful Schools From Unfunded NY State “Class Size” Law
Gifted vs. Advanced, Delay in State Test Results, TJ High School Petitions SCOTUS, Applying to Hunter College Elementary, New Bard HS Opens
Delays in test results add challenges to declining academic performances in schools. “They’re resetting the benchmark every two, three years to obfuscate their failure,” the… Read More »As New York Public Schools Struggle With Learning Losses From Covid Shutdowns, State Is Withholding Students’ Test Scores
(New York – August 30, 2023) New York City parent-led education advocacy group, PLACE NYC, is pleased to announce our endorsements for the November 7,… Read More »PLACE NYC Endorses Education Candidates for November 2023 City Council Races
On-going HS Admissions Debate, New LaGuardia Principal, DOE Migrant Crisis Silence, Class Size Mandate Inequities
Class Size Law $2B/Yr Price Tag, NY Reading Crisis, NYSED Delays State Test Results, After Affirmative Action, CA Overhauls Math for Equity