NEW YORK – In the midst of a public health crisis and 10 months before the end of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s final term in office, Richard… Read More »NYC Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza stepping down
Yiatin Chu, who is the co-president of PLACE NYC, a group of parent leaders, called the sudden switch to a “virtual classroom” an upheaval for families.… Read More »Educators, parents react to Chancellor Carranza’s resignation
“The advocacy group Parent Leaders for Accelerated Curriculum and Education is pressing the city to keep the program in place and administer this year’s test.… Read More »New York Replaces Gifted Test for Elementary School With Lottery
“A spokesperson for PLACE, an education advocacy group that supports gifted programs while also expanding their admissions criteria, called the move a “good stopgap” as… Read More »NYC Will Use Teacher Interviews Of 4-Year-Olds For Gifted & Talented Program Admissions
“We should face the reality that these programs in many cases are what is keeping many families in the city,” Yang said during an education… Read More »Andrew Yang Says That Scrapping Gifted Programs Would Cause Some Families To Leave NYC
“Mayoral candidate Andrew Yang warned Thursday that nixing the city’s Gifted and Talented programs could lead to more parent flight out of the school system.… Read More »Mayoral hopeful Yang slams Gifted and Talented test nix, warns of parent exodus
“One of those stakeholders is the advocacy group Parent Leaders for Accelerated Curriculum and Education, known as Place NYC. The group recently presented the DOE… Read More »New York City to End Preschooler Gifted Test After This Year
“Lucas Liu, co-founder of Parent Leaders for Accelerated Curriculum and Education, an advocacy group pushing for the expansion of G&T, argues that eliminating the test… Read More »City Will Offer Gifted & Talented Test To Four-Year-Old Students One Last Time
“Supporters of accelerated programs assert that academically advanced city kids should have the opportunity to learn at a quicker pace with equally positioned peers. They… Read More »NYC to reboot Gifted and Talented program for schools this fall: officials
A big change is coming for New York City’s Gifted and Talented programs for students; CBS2’s Hazel Sanchez reports. “To say we are going to… Read More »New York City Schools To Eliminate Entry Exam For Gifted And Talented Programs