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  • Lawmakers, advocates launch new effort to repeal state specialized high school law amid racial justice protests

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    The new effort, spearheaded by the advocacy group Teens Take Charge, comes on the heels of sweeping protests against racial injustice that advocates hope will shine new light on segregation in city schools. “The recent protests really did show all of us racism is a really big issue and that we need to do better…

  • A10731: We have a new bill!

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    This new bill calls for the repeal of the Hecht-Calandra Act. At present, there are nine specialized high schools in New York City, one of which – Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts – focuses on the arts. The other eight schools are The Bronx High School of Science,…

  • SHSAT AND SEGREGATION by Micha Hervey

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    6-minute student short documentary “SHSAT AND SEGREGATION” by teen student Micha Hervey. Micha did an excellent job, and though our vote maybe biased, would get our nod for an Emmy if we had one.

  • SHSBADI at 10: Lessons Learned and the Path Forward

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    We realized that both the admissions process and the school system had changed from the time of our attendance. Many of us came to Stuyvesant by way of gifted classes in our neighborhood public schools. Until the 90s, gifted education was decentralized, with accelerated SP (“special progress”) and IGC (“intellectually gifted”) classes in local schools…

  • High-Stakes Standardized Testing Supporter: Aravella Simotas

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    Name: Aravella SimotasAssembly Link: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Aravella-SimotasBallotpedia: https://ballotpedia.org/Aravella_Simotas Phone: 718-545-3889 Although frequently virtue-signaling in public, Assemblymember Simotas has been a firm supporter of keeping the SHSAT high-stakes exam as the sole admissions criteria in NYC public specialized high schools. Media: From: “Aravella Simotas” <[email protected]>Date: June 27, 2019 at 12:19:40 PM EDTTo: [Redacted]Subject: RE: Please OPPOSE A2173 on…

  • Chancellor Carranza’s NYS 2021 Budget Comments on Repealing Hecht-Calandra

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    Chancellor Carranza gives the New York State Assembly and Senate a great summarized argument for repealing the Hecht-Calandra Act. Also at this hearing, Senator John Liu brought up the question of decertifying the 5 most recent SHSAT schools…

  • Close Stuyvesant High School

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    This 2014 Slate.com article makes the unusual argument that Specialized High Schools should be closed. My alma mater, Stuyvesant High School, has been a lightning rod in New York City politics for as long as I can remember. Whenever critics have griped about the way Stuyvesant does business, my inclination has long been to say,…

  • Boston: Exam school test administrator clashes with BPS over use of admissions test

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    Boston Public Schools have for years misused the test results that help determine admissions to its coveted exam schools, in a way that makes it harder for “underrepresented” students to win admissions, according to the organization that administers the controversial exam. The fairness of the admissions process to the three exam schools—Boston Latin School, Boston…

  • The System that Segregated NYC Schools

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    Although the mayor’s proposal is modest, opposition to it has been enormous. Opponents defend wholeheartedly the use of the SHSAT. It’s their belief that this high-stakes exam is objective, merit-based, and fair. This opposition movement is largely backed by lobbyist groups funded by CEOs, and alumni associations with deep pockets. Its ranks also include self-described progressives such…

  • Lawyers Argue the Discovery Program on Injunction Appeal

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    In an attempt to appeal an earlier district court preliminary injunction decision plaintiff lawyers argue that the Discovery Program is somehow racist. It should be noted that… …that the Discovery program was started in the 1960s and predates the SHSAT exam and Hecht-Calandra itself. also, the Discovery program was reserved roughly 15% of offers in…