Delays in test results add challenges to declining academic performances in schools. “They’re resetting the benchmark every two, three years to obfuscate their failure,” the… Read More »As New York Public Schools Struggle With Learning Losses From Covid Shutdowns, State Is Withholding Students’ Test Scores
“A recent Citizens Budget Commission study pegged the figure at a jaw-dropping $38,000 per child. And without producing better outcomes for kids: Less than half… Read More »Even with fewer kids in NYC schools, spending keeps rising
“We’ve topped out in New York City. I don’t think you can spend any more money per student and get these kinds of terrible results,”… Read More »NYC public school budget climbs while enrollment plummets: ‘Something is going wrong’
“Parents backed by a group pressing for more rigorous programs and selective admissions practices captured a significant foothold in this year’s NYC education council elections,… Read More »Progressive backlash? A coalition pressing for more selectivity in schools notches key wins in NYC education council elections
“PLACE-backed candidates succeeded across numerous school districts, including Districts 2 and 3 in Manhattan, Districts 20 and 26 in Brooklyn and Queens, and the Citywide… Read More »PLACE NYC and Parents That Support Merit and High Expectations Score Major Win in NYC Education-Council Elections
“McLean, who is also the president of the District 16 Community Education Council and a member of the Mayor’s School Diversity Advisory Group, re-emphasized the… Read More »NYC parents express doubts over Education Council election results, demand independent audit from DOE
“Candidates endorsed by a polarizing group that advocates for screened school admissions won the majority of seats on about half a dozen parent councils this… Read More »PLACE-endorsed candidates win nearly 40% of seats on NYC’s parent councils
“Nearly three-quarters of the parent hopefuls backed by Parent Leaders for Accelerated Curriculum and Education won school-council seats and will now make up a significant 40% of… Read More »Parents who back merit, higher standards dominate NYC school council elections
“Parent Leaders for Accelerated Curriculum and Education, or PLACE, endorsed 147 candidates across the city for local district council seats, with 115 of them winning their races.… Read More »PLACE-endorsed candidates win nearly 40% of seats on NYC’s parent councils
“PLACE, which stands for Parent Leaders for Accelerated Curriculum Education, originally formed in 2019 to fight to preserve and expand selective admissions policies in the… Read More »Some parents warn of conservative culture wars in NYC’s education council elections