SHSAT Sunset

Interview

  • 3 Black Students. 777 Seats. The Truth About the SHSAT

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    Great conversation on the SHSAT by the ex-chancellor and deputy mayor. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHJZq9JEYIU

  • Former NYC schools chancellor says he tried to change specialized admissions criteria

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    During the discussion, which featured elected officials, educators, advocates and audience Q&A, Banks spoke out against the SHSAT. “We’re the only city in the nation that has one single test for admission to specialized schools,” he said. “This is a system right now that doesn’t even care about your grades… It really makes no sense.”…

  • Council members pitch plan to boost Black and Latino enrollment at specialized city high schools

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    City Council Members Nantasha Williams, who represents parts of Southeast Queens, and Lincoln Restler, who represents parts of Northern Brooklyn, joined “Inside City Hall” to discuss their plan to reform enrollment at specialized high schools in New York City. Restler says that 20 years ago, 40% of students at specialized city high schools were Black…

  • Stokely Carmichael interviewed by Mike Wallace discusses the SHSAT Exam

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    Almost 60 years ago, civil rights leader Stokely Carmichael calls out the inequitable SHSAT admissions process

  • She got into one of NYC’s top high schools. Four years later, she wishes she hadn’t

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    “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.”…

  • 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…

  • Andrew Yang: Admission to elite schools shouldn’t just be about tests

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    This is a courageous and commendable stance from Mr. Yang. “I think we should de-emphasize them. If they are going to be used and they should be used in conjunction with more holistic practices,” Andrew Yang on Standardized Testing https://nypost.com/2019/10/21/andrew-yang-admission-to-elite-schools-shouldnt-just-be-about-tests/

  • Program Aims To Level Playing Field For Testing Into NYC’s Specialty High Schools

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    Parents spend thousands of dollars, students “study to the test” for years. The most popular ( largest ) SHSAT prep program ( Kahn’s Tutorial ) reportedly charges about $2,500 for an 11-month course. Michelle Zhang, a freshman at Stuyvesant High School, knows first hand. “I was in test prep for the SHSAT for three years…

  • Liu: No quick fix to specialized high schools entrance exam

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    Senator John Liu showed his hand and hinted that he plans to kill any SHSAT reform by languishing the decision in committee over the next few years. State Sen. John Liu said at City & State’s Education Summit on Thursday that he doesn’t expect any major changes to come out of Albany for at least…

  • Video: New York City Students and Alumni on the Specialized High School Test

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    Powerful testimony on the effect’s of a NYC’s single-measure, high-stakes admissions system. And how the pressure affected the mental health of a group of 12 year-old students.