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
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
New York, NY, December 19, 2020: PLACE NYC calls for Mayor de Blasio and Chancellor Carranza to improve and expand accelerated academic programs such as… Read More »IN RESPONSE TO NYC DOE ADMISSION CHANGES FOR 2020-2021
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
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
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
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
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
Look up your Assembly Member: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/search/ Sign our open letter: https://forms.gle/iw7bUYz9yr45QZxt5 Write your own letter: We provide two templates but please add your own story… Read More »ACTION NEEDED: Oppose New York State Assembly A10731 to Repeal Hecht-Calandra