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SHSAT

time's up

New York
June 18, 2019

Clock running out in New York legislature for SHSAT bill, even as sponsor looks to future

Legislators made last-minute efforts to rally behind Mayor Bill de Blasio’s controversial plan to scrap the entrance exam at the city’s specialized high schools.

talking SHSAT

New York
June 12, 2019

Mayor de Blasio invites Asian advocates to Gracie Mansion as SHSAT plan hangs in balance in Albany

The closed-door meeting will be “education-heavy,” according to a City Hall official, but will touch on other issues.  

Integration calculation

New York
April 10, 2019

Asian students continue to benefit most from program meant to integrate NYC’s specialized high schools

In recent years, the initiative has helped more white and Asian students gain admission to eight city high schools that determine admission based on a single test.

sound off

New York
April 8, 2019

Here’s your first chance to tell New York senators how you feel about the city’s segregated specialized high schools

In what is sure to be a heated debate, parents, students, educators, and activists can weigh in on the specialized high schools at the first of a series of public forums.

SHSAT debate

New York
April 4, 2019

State Sen. John Liu calls New York City’s specialized high school overhaul ‘racist’

State Sen. John Liu called the mayor’s plan for diversifying the specialized high schools “racist” in a video…

survey says

New York
April 2, 2019

Majority of New York City voters say scrap the SHSAT, boost diversity at specialized high schools, new poll finds

Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan to integrate specialized high schools has been booed in public, challenged…

2020 hindsight

New York
March 28, 2019

‘I wish I had done it better’: de Blasio reflects on the rollout of his specialized high school plan

“When we rolled out the vision on specialized high schools it was by no means trying to create a negative or divisive situation,” he told reporters.

choice words

New York
March 22, 2019

De Blasio decries ‘segregation’ amid specialized high school debate — a term he has avoided

"That’s why we’re doing something bold here, and we’re saying we’re not going to live by this old system that has perpetuated massive segregation."

hear me out

New York
March 21, 2019

As controversy over the SHSAT heats up, lawmakers call for forums to ‘hear every single voice’

The statistics showed that yet again, a little more than 10 percent of offers to specialized high schools went to black and Hispanic students, with just seven black students receiving offers to the coveted Stuyvesant High School.

First Person

New York
March 20, 2019

I’m an Asian American graduate of Brooklyn Tech. Please don’t use me as a wedge in your education lawsuit.

I’d like to see the city start by building more schools, beefing up curriculum by teaching ethnic studies, and decreasing class sizes, among other common-sense solutions.

data points

New York
March 19, 2019

By the numbers: New York City’s specialized high school offers

Once again, few black and Hispanic students received offers to attend New York City’s most prestigious high schools. Taking…

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.

new numbers

New York
March 18, 2019

As admissions controversy roils, data shows New York City’s specialized high schools continue to accept few black and Hispanic students

As New York City is engulfed in a debate over efforts to better integrate the city’s specialized high schools, the elite schools remain…

talking SHSAT

New York
March 7, 2019

In New York legislature, little apparent momentum behind bills to eliminate the SHSAT

There appears to be little momentum to ensure the passage of a bill that would get rid of the specialized high school admissions test, or SHSAT, which is the sole criteria for entry into these schools.

And the winner is

New York
February 26, 2019

Jumaane Williams won the special election for NYC public advocate. Here’s where he stands on education issues.

If Williams pursues an education issue, he’ll likely focus on school funding or will push for more diverse schools and faculty.
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