PLACE NYC applauds Chancellor Banks for overall improvements to the high school admissions process, including a return to academic screening, a clear application process and the earliest notification …
Testimony submitted to the NY City Council for the Public Hearing held on 1/25/2023 on DOE’s New Admissions Changes
PLACE NYC announces the election of new and continuing Executive Board members and a newly appointed position of Legislative Liaison.
Vote for education candidates in the November General Election 2022. Vote NO on all four ballot proposals. Early voting October 29 through November 6. Vote on Election Day November 8 6am-9pm. Find you…
New York, NY, October 6, 2022 – Public school K-12 families have a lot at stake in November’s General Election. As parents, we see how our public schools are failing our children and hindering their a…
New York, NY, September 29, 2022 – PLACE NYC applauds Chancellor Banks for improving the admissions system for both middle and high schools, including a return to screening by academic ability and ach…
Sign the open letter. A Department of Education Working Group recommended permanently cutting funding for 13 high schools that serve some of New York City’s highest achieving students. The Working Gro…
August 24, 2021 – PLACE NYC conducted a survey on school reopening; more than 5,000 parents responded within 48-hours. Results show parents being clearly divided on their ideal return to school—…
This post was inspired by an email from a district 2 parent: “Thank you for leading the parents of NYC who hope for the best for all the children in the city. I woke up in October about this iss…
Sign our Open Letter. Please read the letter below. To add your name to this letter, click here. Dear Mayor de Blasio and Chancellor Carranza, At a time of enormous uncertainty, clear and consistent c…
Your child has been preparing all year to take the SHSAT. DOE tells us they will give the SHSAT but no test dates have yet been announced. In the meantime, there are organized groups lobbying the Mayo…