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My SHSAT scores didn’t show what I could achieve at Brooklyn Tech
Although I am about to enter my senior year and doing well at Brooklyn Tech, I don’t think my eligibility for getting into any school should be based on one test. In fact, I excel in community leadership and have started my own organization to raise awareness about racism and hate crimes. I get good…
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What to know about suit challenging alleged ‘racist’ education system in NYC
“The system reproduced by the New York City public schools is fundamentally one of caste: an artificial, graded ‘ranking of human value that sets the presumed supremacy of one group against the presumed inferiority of other groups on the basis of,’ in the United States, race,” the suit says. This system, the complaint says, is…
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Stokely Carmichael interviewed by Mike Wallace discusses the SHSAT Exam
Almost 60 years ago, civil rights leader Stokely Carmichael calls out the inequitable SHSAT admissions process
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Boston Overhauls Admissions to Exclusive Exam Schools
The new admissions system will still weigh test results and grades, but, following a model pioneered in Chicago, it will also introduce ways to select applicants who come from poor and disadvantaged neighborhoods. Under the new system, the applicant pool will be divided into eight groups based on the socioeconomic conditions of their neighborhoods. The…
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Why I Support Reforming New York City’s Elite High School Admissions
The usage of examples of Asian success to justify our current high school system harms all communities of color. This rhetoric reduces the Asian American community to a monolith by focusing on a subset of its population. Educational inequity affects all minority groups, and we need to recognize the ways in which it comes into…
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After admissions changes, Thomas Jefferson High will welcome most diverse class in recent history, officials say
Brabrand said the more-representative nature of TJ’s newest class will have everyday benefits as students interact in classrooms, in hallways and on the playing field, learning to understand and love people different from themselves. And, he added, these advantages will persist into students’ professional lives. “These kids are going to be more equipped, with their…
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She got into one of NYC’s top high schools. Four years later, she wishes she hadn’t
“I started to slowly realize that a lot of these kids had kind of been sheltered from other races of people to the point where they didn’t really know how to be racially sensitive,” said Yarde, 17, who graduated Monday. “It seemed like kids were either automatically intimidated by me, or they immediately undermined me.”…
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Teachers union chief cites Stuyvesant HS in ripping standardized testing
American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten critiqued standardized testing Thursday — and specifically cited the racial makeup of heavily Asian Stuyvesant High School as an example of what’s wrong with the system. “If you need proof of the limitations of standardized tests, consider that of the 750 students admitted to New York Citys acclaimed…
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The Mayor has shifted blame to state lawmakers. But he can take action now if he wants to.
If the DOE wants to get rid of the test, it can, at least for the majority of specialized schools. At five of eight specialized high schools, the City has the sole authority to end the use of the test for enrollment. In its place, the City could develop a more equitable model of assigning…