“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
“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
“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
“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
“These schools are rigorous and demanding, and students who go to these schools should be well-prepared to take that on,”
PLACE NYC discusses survey results on proposed changes to NYC’s Gifted & Talented programs.
Nearly half of NYC parents said they will not enroll their children in NYC public schools if the city eliminates the kindergarten gifted and talented (G&T) program
Pay teachers more, 311 for parents, move district boundaries: How Mamdani could improve NYC schools
“This ruling reaffirms the integrity of merit-driven selection processes that ensure every child, regardless of background, has a fair shot at excellence in our public schools,”
“Mamdani’s proposal to scale back gifted-and-talented program sparks controversy in America’s largest school district”