#Attacking test-in schools is anti-Asian

#Attacking test-in schools is anti-Asian

“#Attacking test-in schools is anti-Asian” On Wednesday, a handful of students — including a couple of Brooklyn Tech kids — demonstrated against the specialized high school entrance exam in front of Stuyvesant HS in Lower Manhattan. Teens Take Charge, the group sponsoring the event, chose Stuyvesant as the venue because it is 70 percent Asian…

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#Killing the elite-schools exam is just shooting the messenger

#Killing the elite-schools exam is just shooting the messenger

“#Killing the elite-schools exam is just shooting the messenger” New chancellor, same old response to the vexingly few black and Hispanic students scoring seats at the city’s top public high schools: Like her predecessor, Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter blames the test itself. In the latest round of acceptances, Asians won 53.7 percent of all seats;…

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#NYC school admissions changes require more scrutiny

#NYC school admissions changes require more scrutiny

“#NYC school admissions changes require more scrutiny” The specialized high school admissions exam is safe from sweeping changes — at least for now, the state Senate’s Big Apple education committee boss told The Post this week. City Hall announced revamped admissions policies last week that scrapped academic screens for middle school kids next year to…

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#Tensions boil over at NYC school admissions rally

#Tensions boil over at NYC school admissions rally

“#Tensions boil over at NYC school admissions rally” A angry scuffle broke out at a rally backing competitive school admissions Friday after an opposing group interrupted the event. Roughly 80 supporters of screened schools — many of them South and East Asian — gathered near City Hall to demand that the DOE maintain accelerated academic…

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