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
April 6, 2020 Dear New York State Board of Regents, We are writing to provide comments on the 2020 NYS Regents cancellation given the current… Read More »Letter to NYS Board of Regents
Parent Leaders for Accelerated Curriculum and Education (PLACE NYC) celebrates all of the students who took the DOE’s Specialized High School Admissions Test (SHSAT). We… Read More »NYC DOE Fails to Improve Specialized High School Results
PLACE NYC advocates for a high quality, challenging education for every student in all NYC DOE Public Schools by increasing the academic rigor of all… Read More »Our Mission
1. Expand the pipeline of students prepared for the SHSAT & SHS by making high quality education available in all schools. Quality education must start at 3-K and… Read More »Position Statement on SHSAT