NYC Specialized High School Admissions Don’t Reflect City’s Diversity

NYC Specialized High School Admissions Don’t Reflect City’s Diversity

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – New York City’s eight specialized high schools have sent out offers to students, and acceptance rates are a long way from reflecting the Big Apple’s diversity.

The schools base admissions on a single standardized test.

Black and Latino students received less than 11 percent of the offers.

More than half went to Asian students. About a third went to white students.

Mayor Bill de Blasio wants to scrap the admissions test and make the schools more diverse.

 

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March 19, 2019 at 07:06PM