New York, May 20, 2020 — In just 48 hours, more than 2,000 people signed PLACE NYC’s petition urging Governor Cuomo and other state and… Read More »Over 2,000 Rushed to Sign Petition to “Stop Carranza from Using the COVID Crisis to Overhaul School Admission Policies”
The Mayor and Chancellor are seizing on the COVID-19 crisis to remove all common objective criteria used for admissions to screened middle and high schools… Read More »STOP CARRANZA FROM USING THE COVID CRISIS TO OVERHAUL SCHOOL ADMISSIONS POLICIES
Dear Parents, Please take a moment to send this email to your local elected officials about the possible changes to NYC middle school and high… Read More »Parents: Email Your Elected Officials
Actual public school parents deserve to have a seat at the table regarding their children’s education. The public school parents who serve on CECs and… Read More »Confusing Role of ECC in State Legislature on NYC Education
PLACE NYC Parent Survey on “Middle School and High School Admissions” was conducted on 5/1/20- 5/4/20. The survey was posted on FACE NYC Facebook, FACE NYC WeChat, and shared via email with school groups across NYC. Parent Surveys are ad-hoc checks on parent opinions on topics of interest and importance to NYC public school parents. We respect the privacy and participation of our respondents and do not share data with 3rd parties. PLACE NYC is a parent-volunteer advocacy group; to learn more, go to https://placenyc.org.
Over 92% of parents surveyed by Parent Leaders for Accelerated Curriculum and Education (PLACE NYC) are “Extremely or Very Concerned” about possible changes to school… Read More »NYC Parents are “Extremely Concerned” about Unfair Changes to Screened Schools Admissions
Dear Mayor De Blasio, Chancellor Carranza and Dr. Chen, I am a concerned parent of a NYC public school student. I understand the DOE is… Read More »Grade Policy Must Work for All Students
PLACE NYC Parent Survey on “NYC Grading Policy for Remote Learning” was conducted on 4/19/20-4/20/20. The survey link was posted on FACE NYC Facebook and WeChat groups w/over 700 members; parents also shared the survey with their school groups. The Surveys are ad-hoc checks on parent opinions on topics of interest and importance to parents and guardians of NYC public school students. We respect the privacy and participation of our respondents and do not share data with 3rd parties. PLACE NYC is a parent-volunteer advocacy group; to learn more, go to https://placenyc.org.
Parent Leaders for Accelerated Curriculum and Education (PLACE NYC) conducted a survey of New York City public school parents on the not-yet-decided grading policy due… Read More »NYC Parents Want “No Harm” Grading for Remote Learning
April, 9, 2020 Dear Mayor de Blasio and Chancellor Carranza: The Covid-19 virus has affected all New York public school students, teachers, families and administrators… Read More »Letter to Mayor de Blasio and Chancellor Carranza