BREAKING: Chancellor Carranza Resigns; Porter Takes Over DOE NYC Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza stepping down (Fox 5 New York, Feb. 26)Educators, parents react to Chancellor Carranza’s… Read More »PLACE NYC Newsletter Issue #10
New York, NY, February 18, 2021– On Wednesday the NYC DOE announced it would replace the use of an objective test with a subjective evaluation… Read More »DOE Preserves G&T Program but Resorts to Subjective Assessment to Admit Students for 2020-21
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
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
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
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
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
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 #6