The snow was piling up outside the school window, almost as fast as the anxiety building up in my stomach. After what seemed like hours of waiting, I was called down to my guidance counselor’s office to receive my results on the Specialized High School Admissions Test, or the SHSAT. Brooklyn Technical High School, one of New York City’s nine specialized
THE SHSAT will be administered next year as a computer-based exam, the Panel for Educational Policy voted on Thursday.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER WILLIAM COLTON (D-47) on Friday, Dec. 13, demanded immediate approval of an SHSAT contract with testing company Pearson.
A PENDING CONTRACT TO ADMINISTER THE SHSAT in digital format must be approved immediately, said a bipartisan group of elected officials.
The push to computerize the admissions test for the city’s specialized high schools has revived a debate on equity.
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Assemblymember Mathylde Frontus wants to clarify that her views on the controversial test have “always been nuanced.”
I’m a woman of color, and I do well on tests. I’m not the only one. Knowing that I’m not unique in this skill and skin tone, I find it
The City Council has authorized the creation of a task force to address racial and ethnic inequities in the city’s specialized high schools, including by reexamining the controversial Specialized High
This weekend, more than 30,000 New York City students are expected to take the Specialized High School Admissions Test. The SHSAT — the sole means of admissions for most of
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Nadler, Velázquez, Maloney call for federal housing money Three Democratic Brooklyn lawmakers, U.S. Reps. Jerrold Nadler, Nydia Velázquez and Carolyn Maloney joined tenants, housing groups and advocates for a press
BOROUGHWIDE — The politically charged battle over Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan to eliminate the Specialized High School Admissions Test has unexpectedly opened up a wider discussion about whether the
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BOROUGHWIDE — Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza doubled down on his commitment to scrapping the controversial admissions test for the city’s elite high schools, just days after the mayor said he was open
Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza doubled down on his commitment to scrapping the controversial admissions test for the city’s elite high schools, just days after the mayor said he was open
The news that Mayor Bill de Blasio is suddenly open to the idea of keeping in place the admissions test for the city’s elite high schools after months of calling
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A pair of southern Brooklyn lawmakers are asking the city to open a new specialized high school in Bensonhurst, where a soon-to-be-closed all-girls Catholic high school now stands. State Sen.
A former educator and City Council member from Brooklyn wants to do away with the statewide high school Regents exams, demanding alternatives he says will better measure student success. Councilmember
Both the school year and the state’s legislative session ended without a decision on the fate of the much-debated Specialized High School Admissions Test. As students enjoy summer vacation, lawmakers
A group of teens are taking to the floor of City Hall — literally — to call for the desegregation of New York City public high schools. At 1 p.m.
Subscribe to Brooklyn this Week: iTunes Spotify Stitcher Black and Latino students make up the majority of the city’s public schools, yet are the minority at the eight specialized high
A trio of Brooklyn legislators are a part of a new legislative coalition calling on the mayor to ditch the city’s “divisive” schools chancellor. Queens Councilmember Robert Holden wrote to
A trio of Brooklyn legislators are a part of a new legislative coalition calling on the mayor to ditch the city’s “divisive” schools chancellor. Queens Councilmember Robert Holden wrote to
A Friday night forum on diversity in schools and the fate of the Specialized High School Admissions Test made clear how a bulk of southern Brooklyn parents and educators feel
A Friday night forum on diversity in schools and the fate of the Specialized High School Admissions Test made clear how a bulk of southern Brooklyn parents and educators feel
Asian-American parents claim their kids are being unfairly targeted by the mayor’s plan Southwest Brooklyn’s Asian-American community, up in arms over Mayor Bill de Blasio’s proposal to eliminate the do-or-die
Southwest Brooklyn’s Asian-American community, up in arms over Mayor Bill de Blasio’s proposal to eliminate the do-or-die entrance exam for the city’s elite high schools, is busy planning its next
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
Under the mayor’s plan to move away from the Specialized High School Admissions Test, more than triple the number of Hispanic and black students who attended specialized high schools last
A coalition of Southwest Brooklyn parents in a fight to save the city’s Specialized High School Admissions Test from elimination have acknowledged that a brand new group backed by deep-pocketed
The Education Equity Campaign wants to keep the SHSAT, advocating instead for broader access to test prep and gifted programs.
A Quinnipiac University poll shows broad support for overhauling admissions for prestigious but stubbornly segregated NYC schools.
Audience boos Carranza at P.S. 204 town hall Facing a skeptical — and, at times, a booing — audience, Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza staunchly defended Mayor Bill de Blasio’s controversial
Facing a skeptical — and, at times, a booing — audience, Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza staunchly defended Mayor Bill de Blasio’s controversial proposal to eliminate the do-or-die admissions test to