Roughly 1,600 parents signed a letter blasting City Hall’s silence on the fate of Gifted and Talented program admissions for next year. While Mayor Bill… Read More »Parent letter rips City Hall silence on Gifted and Talented programs
“Lucas Liu, a member of District 3’s Community Education Council and co-president of PLACE NYC, which supports screened schools, said the new policies “doesn’t even… Read More »New Admissions Changes For NYC Middle & High Schools “First Step” Towards Diversity, Advocates Say
“What we’re doing is lowering the bar for everyone,” said Yiatin Chu, co-president of Parent Leaders for Accelerated Curriculum and Education, a group that supports… Read More »Schools, caught by pandemic and confronting systemic racism, jettison testing for admissions
“Advocates and critics of competitive admissions in New York City are ramping up pressure on the mayor to announce the long-awaited process for entry next… Read More »Covid-19 Puts New York City School Admissions in Limbo
“Parents fighting to keep selective schools in New York City reject the everybody-wins narrative as naive. Yiatin Chu, co-founder of Parent Leaders for Accelerated Curriculum… Read More »The Racial-Justice War On Merit-Based Schools: It’s an Injustice Against Excellence, Critics Say
“NEW YORK — Protesters nearly came to blows Fridays as about a dozen people who oppose the admissions test for the city’s elite public high… Read More »Protesters Scuffle in Manhattan as SHSAT Date Remains Unclear
“At its event, parent group PLACE NYC — which supports selective admissions criteria — urged city officials to preserve the admissions requirements for specialized high… Read More »NYC education groups hold opposing rallies over fate of controversial admissions rules
“…The action was organized by PLACE NYC, or Parent-Leaders for Accelerated Curriculum & Education. …A startled trio of local politicians who showed up to support… Read More »Tensions boil over at rally to keep competitive admissions in NYC schools
Admissions mystery prompts ralliesThe city has yet to release application timelines and requirements for September 2021. Normally by this time in the fall, families are using such… Read More »New York City Schools’ Coronavirus Cases Are Low, Anxieties High
by Max Parrott, Associate Editor Education advocates hosted a town hall with Councilman and Democratic nominee for borough president Donovan Richards (D-Laurelton) last Thursday evening.… Read More »Richards discusses education priorities – Dem BP nominee fields questions from oppositional advocacy groups