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The Most Polarizing Parenting Essay Ever?
“It’s been almost two weeks, but parents across the city are still processing what Nikole Hannah-Jones wrote.”
The Soft Bigotry of Nikole Hannah-Jones
Nikole Hannah-Jones published an explosive follow up “In Fighting for Every Black Child, Did I Betray My Own?” to her controversial 2016 New York Times article “Choosing a School for My Daughter in a Segregated City” and questions if she failed her child …
PLACE NYC’s Statement on the “Specialized High School: Excellence and Integration Plan” from NYC Council Members Lincoln Restler and Nantasha Williams
While the letter includes some valid suggestions, three of the proposals are blatant attacks against merit and unveiled racial engineering.
Councilmembers make new push to improve diversity at NYC specialized high schools
“Two New York City councilmembers are proposing an overhaul of admissions at the city’s specialized high schools, citing a persistent lack of Black and Latino… Read More »Councilmembers make new push to improve diversity at NYC specialized high schools
NYC schools set to deploy truancy cops as 33% of students are chronically absent
“New York City schools are set to deploy attendance cops to combat their ongoing chronic absenteeism epidemic. Some 33% of NYC students were chronically absent… Read More »NYC schools set to deploy truancy cops as 33% of students are chronically absent
NYC promotes nearly 100% of students in grades 3-8 despite 40% of them failing standardized tests
“Around 3% of students in those grades did not meet the requirements to advance, but most of them moved on anyway, according to the city… Read More »NYC promotes nearly 100% of students in grades 3-8 despite 40% of them failing standardized tests
Education News Roundup Issue #142
SHSAT Debate in the News (again), In the Dark on Regents, NY State Doubles Down on New Math Requirements, How G&T Closes the Gap
Boot camp to improve diversity at elite NYC schools also lacks diversity, data shows
“Yiatin Chu, a Stuyvesant parent and outspoken proponent of the SHSAT admissions process, is among those who argue the racial demographics at the school are… Read More »Boot camp to improve diversity at elite NYC schools also lacks diversity, data shows
An Elite N.Y.C. Public School Admitted 777 Students. Only 3 Were Black.
“These schools are rigorous and demanding, and students who go to these schools should be well-prepared to take that on,”