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talking SHSAT

New York
March 19, 2019

New York Assembly wants to hold hearings on admission to specialized high schools

The hearings would be a significant step in the debate over a de Blasio administration proposal to scrap the single test that students take to get into the elite schools, which is viewed as a barrier to entry for students of color.

talking SHSAT

New York
Updated

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, other politicians debate SHSAT at lively education town hall

Ocasio-Cortez didn’t say whether she supports a city-backed proposal to get rid of the admissions exam for those elite schools in an effort to make them more diverse, but she questioned why all city schools don’t have similarly stellar reputations.

Setting priorities

New York
December 17, 2018

We talked to longtime city politician John Liu about his priorities for the Senate’s subcommittee for NYC education

Education was already poised to be an area of high interest in Albany this year, with several hot button issues…
New York
March 2, 2009

Paterson not convinced on assessing teachers via student tests

Governor David Paterson. (Via ##http://flickr.com/photos/doublespeakshow/2801607982/##Flickr Creative Commons##) An important story slipped by our watch late last week: Governor Paterson waded into the debate on how…