PLACE NYC Newsletter Issue #2
Senator John Liu speaks in front of MS74 on Thursday 11/12/2020 at a rally in Bayside sponsored by CACAGNY and NYCRA. Parents protest delays on… Read More »PLACE NYC Newsletter Issue #2
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Urgent: Save Screened Admissions
Last night at a Town Hall, Chancellor Carranza said that it is not his, but “the community’s agenda” to do away with screened schools. How… Read More »Urgent: Save Screened Admissions
PLACE NYC Newsletter Issue #1
Sign up to get the newsletter in your inbox: http://eepurl.com/g5vzrP Education First Rally On October 23, PLACE NYC organized an Education First Rally in City… Read More »PLACE NYC Newsletter Issue #1
“Understanding How NYC Public Schools are Funded” Archived Presentation
On October 22, Lucas Liu, co-president of PLACE NYC shared with fellow public school parents what he learned as a parent leader for the past… Read More »“Understanding How NYC Public Schools are Funded” Archived Presentation
Email Mayor and Chancellor: Don’t Kill G&T Under the Cover of COVID
Dear Parents, Please take a moment to send this email to your local elected officials urging them to continue the NYC G&T program. For your… Read More »Email Mayor and Chancellor: Don’t Kill G&T Under the Cover of COVID
Joint Statement from Queens Education Forum Sponsors To Council Member Donovan Richards
We, the co-sponsors of the recent Queens Education Forum, jointly extend our thanks to Council Member and Democratic nominee for Queens Borough President Donovan Richards… Read More »Joint Statement from Queens Education Forum Sponsors To Council Member Donovan Richards
Let Kids Return to School: PLACE NYC Calls on the Mayor to Open Schools Now to Prioritize In-Person Learning
New York, September 21, 2020 — An all or nothing, one-size-fits-all reopening plan does not work for our 1.1M public school kids and is keeping… Read More »Let Kids Return to School: PLACE NYC Calls on the Mayor to Open Schools Now to Prioritize In-Person Learning
NYC Public School Admissions Still in Limbo
New York, September 15, 2020 — NYC public school parents of 5th and 8th graders still have no answers from the DOE about how Middle… Read More »NYC Public School Admissions Still in Limbo
Preserve and expand NYC’s successful G&T programs
One year ago the mayor’s School Diversity Advisory Group (SDAG) proposed to “[d]iscontinue the use of the Gifted & Talented admissions test” and “[i]nstitute a… Read More »Preserve and expand NYC’s successful G&T programs
Request on Status of G&T Testing Contract
August 18, 2020 Dear Members of the PEP Contracts Committee: This letter is an urgent request for this Committee to inform parents as to the… Read More »Request on Status of G&T Testing Contract