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SHSAT Assembly Testimony: Race, Gifted & Talented, and Tracking in NYC: Dr. Roda, et. al

May 31, 2019

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Below are some excerpts from Dr. Roda’s paper on SHSAT, gifted and talented, and tracking in NYC. In particular, our research-based recommendations, described below, call on the Chancellor and Mayor to phase out G&T programs and replace them with equitable and integrated desegregated schools and classroom settings with culturally responsive and sustaining curriculum. We also…

NYC Bar: Eliminate Competitive Admissions to NYC Public Elementary & Middle Schools

May 2, 2019

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Equal access to educational opportunity and racially and economically integrated public schools are central goals of the SDAG and the larger civil-rights community. These goals cannot be achieved unless the New York City Department of Education eliminates competitive admissions to its elementary- and middle-school programs and schools. In the elementary-school context, New York City provides…

Testimony regarding segregation in New York City public schools

May 2, 2019

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UFT opposes single measure admissionsThe union is on record criticizing and challenging the validity of a single test as the sole criteria for high stakes decisions – such as entrance to early elementary gifted and talented programs or specialized high schools. The proponents of these standardized tests for entrance to competitive screened schools allege the…

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SHSAT Assembly Testimony: Race, Gifted & Talented, and Tracking in NYC: Dr. Roda, et. al

NYC Bar: Eliminate Competitive Admissions to NYC Public Elementary & Middle Schools

Testimony regarding segregation in New York City public schools