Tag: gotham-gazette
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The History of New York City’s Special High Schools
A 2014 timeline of SHSAT related events. 2014 – New York City Council Introduces Package of Legislation to Promote Diversity in City SchoolsOn Wednesday, October 22nd, New York City Council members introduced one bill and two resolutions intended to build momentum around tackling diversity issues in New York City schools. According to recent reports, such as one…
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Missing Pieces of the Discussion Around Specialized High Schools and City Education
The results of this test also appear to be gender biased, as girls tend to score significantly higher on state exams and receive better grades, but score lower than boys on the SHSAT. (Girls were only admitted to Stuyvesant and Brooklyn Tech in 1969-1970.) The test is quirky in other ways and is scored to give extra points to students who…