Tag: ability-grouping
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GET RID OF THE SPECIALIZED HIGH SCHOOLS
Excerpt from an interesting opinion on NYC specialized high schools. Do we need them? Why do we have them?… The very obvious solution to the specialized high schools’ diversity conundrum is here: get rid of the specialized high schools. They’re an ugly, embarrassing testament to America’s insistence upon inserting hierarchy into all things, including public…
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In a wide-ranging interview, Carranza takes issue with admissions to New York City’s gifted programs
Chancellor Richard Carranza in a wide-ranging interview with Chalkbeat. “There is no body of knowledge that I know of that has pointed to the fact that you can give a test to a 4-year-old or a 5-year-old and determine if they’re gifted,” he said. “Those tests — and it’s pretty clear — are more a…
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Grouping by Ability Of Students Upheld For New York City
The Federal Government said yesterday that New York City public schools could continue grouping Youngsters by ability even if it led to racially imbalanced classes. And in a related action, it withdrew a charge that the city’s three academically elite high schools discriminated against black and female students. The Government actions, contained in an agreement…