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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

PLACE NYC stands in solidarity with the peaceful protestors in our city, and around the country, who demand an end to police brutality and justice… Read More »Education for a More Just World

New York, June 20, 2020 — PLACE NYC is the fastest growing parent advocacy group in New York City.  In a short period of time,… Read More »PLACE NYC ANNOUNCES ENDORSEMENTS FOR JUNE 2020 PRIMARY CANDIDATES

New York, June 8, 2020 — Last week the Department of Education completed their Admissions Engagement meetings in each borough with 67% of speakers advocating to… Read More »Two-Thirds Majority of NYC Parents and Students Ask the DOE to Preserve Academic Screening

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

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