GOP pushes back on de Blasio elite schools plan
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan to get rid of admissions tests for the city’s top high schools has been approved by the Assembly’s Education Committee, but the proposal is scoring a failing grade with Republican lawmakers.
On June 6, the Education Committee voted in favor of a bill sponsored by Assemblymember Charles Barron, a Democrat, to allow New York City to eliminate the requirement that prospective students take a test to gain admission to specialized high schools.
The plan to scrap the admissions test requires state legislation.