“An education panel approved a contract Wednesday night for a digital entrance exam to the city’s specialized high schools after it reignited an equity debate over using a single test to admit students.
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“Everyone can excel on this test,” said Lisa Marks, a parent of three public school students and co-president of the group Parent Leaders for Accelerated Curriculum Education, which launched a petition with about 5,000 signatures. “And to think otherwise is to show the bigotry of low expectations.”
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