What’s happened in the year since Mayor Bill de Blasio called for overhauling NYC’s specialized high school admissions
It was a Sunday morning, but the gym at J.H.S. 292 in East New York was packed.
At the center of a shoulder-to-shoulder crowd, Mayor Bill de Blasio laid out an ambitious plan to integrate New York City’s prestigious but segregated specialized high schools.
The mayor said the time was right. Fellow Democrats were poised to take control of the legislature, which would ultimately need to approve the most consequential changes proposed. Plus, de Blasio had appointed a new schools chancellor, Richard Carranza, who had proven an eager champion of diversity issues.
“The stars have now aligned,” the mayor said. “The moment’s right for it.”
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