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AERA Position Statement on High-Stakes Testing
The American Educational Research Association is the foremost and most respected national educational research society. Below is their opinions on using high-stakes testing in admissions. This position statement on high-stakes testing is based on the 1999 Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing. The Standards represent a professional consensus concerning sound and appropriate test use in education and psychology.…
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New numbers show just how few minority students get into NYC’s top, specialized high schools
Students from families living in neighborhoods within the South Bronx and central Brooklyn were least likely to attend the famed schools, in a similar pattern to last year, the data show. An analysis of city Education Department data revealed just seven of roughly 19,875 students from Bronx District 7 landed seats in the elite public…
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High-Stakes Standardized Testing Supporter: William Colton
Name: William ColtonAssembly Link: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/William-Colton/ Ballotpedia: https://ballotpedia.org/William_Colton Phone: 718-236-1598 Assembly-member William Colton is a proponent of keeping the SHSAT exam as the SOLE measure of merit for access to Specialized High Schools. Media: Assembly-member Colton conveniently leaves out the fact that NYC’s gifted & talented programs actually increase segregation. Parents from across the city opportunity…
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Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Voters Say Scrap Elite School Test
Great news for SHSAT reform advocates: With support from white, black and Hispanic voters, 57 percent of all New York City voters say other factors should be considered in deciding admission to elite public high schools, while 36 percent say keep the present system which relies on a single test to decide admission. Support for…
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Why Did New York’s Most Selective Public High School Admit Only 7 Black Students?
Nearly 900 students have been offered admission to one of New York City’s most elite public high schools. Only seven of those students are black. New York Times podcast on the SHSAT issue. Audio program reviews SHSAT history to current politics. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/02/podcasts/the-daily/black-students-nyc-high-school.html
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New York’s Best Schools Need to Do Better
Another NYTimes editorial opinion. Many Asian-American New Yorkers have objected to eliminating the exam, arguing that the mayor’s plan would deny admission to hard-working and high-achieving children in their communities. Many alumni at Stuyvesant and other specialized high schools have argued that dropping the test would lead to the admission of students who could not handle the…
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Documentary Short: A Select Few
“NY1 takes a look at the controversy surrounding the Specialized High School Admissions Test, the exam that students take to get into the city’s elite public high schools.” These five bright students have been preparing for much of their lifetime, either through additional test prep programs, tutors or intensive courses. For them, it’s a necessary…
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NYC selective high school admissions uproar a symptom of a much bigger problem
Multiple studies have found no difference in college enrollment, college quality or graduation rates of kids who just barely met the test score cutoff for selective public schools like Stuyvesant and those who just barely missed the mark and then attended more ordinary public high schools, Valant said. Valant would like to see selective schools drop their test-in requirements and…