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NYC mayoral candidates divided on politically fractious elite high school test
· news“We cannot have admissions practices that have nothing to do with the learning abilities or needs of our kids, that are frankly just testing how much income parents have and for low-income parents who are scraping it together instead of doing other things with their limited dollars,” Maya Wiley https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/city-hall/story/2021/01/28/nyc-mayoral-candidates-divided-on-politically-fractious-elite-high-school-test-1361070
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Students Will Take SHSAT in Person Next Week, Adding to Strain on Middle School Principals
· newsCovid pandemic or not, NYC holds the SHSAT exam. “It seems incredibly unfair to put families in the position where they, again, any family who chose remote learning, now has to choose whether it is worth jeopardizing the safety and health and well-being of people in their household to send their student, their children, in…
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Lawmakers, advocates launch new effort to repeal state specialized high school law amid racial justice protests
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…
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Attorney Launches ‘DREAMChasers’ Program to Help Underrepresented Students Prepare for SHSAT
· newsThe students have been studying with instructors from Khan’s Tutorial. The 11 month course normally costs around $2,500. But these classes, for students from low-income homes, are free—thanks to a program called DREAMChasers. It was created by attorney and Bronx Science alum Jason Clark after visiting his old school and noticing the lack of diversity.…
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Elite High-School Debate Simmers as Albany Session Winds Down
· newsThey got some relief Wednesday when Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, a Bronx Democrat who attended Brooklyn Technical High School, told reporters he isn’t considering a deal to pass that bill in return for other changes, such as boosting gifted programs. “I think we should be looking to enrich our junior high-school students as we try…
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Dr. Jon Taylor Testifies at NYS Assembly Hearing on the SHSAT
· newsDr. Jonathan Taylor’s testimony, without the following question and answer with elected officials. The entire seven hour hearing can be found here…
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Chancellor Carranza Testifies at NYS Assembly Hearing on the SHSAT
· newsHere’s the Chancellor’s initial testimony, without the following question and answer with elected officials. The entire seven hour hearing can be found here…
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Entrenched positions and pleas for change: NYC council debates school integration
· newsCity council members on Wednesday grilled education department officials on school segregation at a joint hearing of the Education Committee and Civil and Human Rights Committee. The sharp questions and answer session took place just weeks before the 65th anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision. The atmosphere was a stark departure from…
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First Senate Forum on NYC Specialized High Schools
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