Three council members are planning to introduce a series of bills to improve access to the Big Apple’s elite public high schools. City Council Members Justin Brannan, Keith Powers and Oswald Feliz ...

The embattled entrance exam for the city's elite public high schools has survived another year. But the well-heeled advocacy group that's been fighting to keep it says its work isn't done. "It is not ...

This past September, in keeping with a campaign promise by Mayor de Blasio to address the underrepresentation of African-American and Latino students in the city’s specialized high schools, the ...

NEW YORK — The experience of taking the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test — the sole means of getting into eight elite public schools in New York City — is one that students aren’t likely to ...

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / March 19, 2020 / The Specialized High School Admission Test (SHSAT) is the exam that students in New York City take to gain acceptance into the eight elite high schools all ...

“It’s really a test of itself,” said David C. Bloomfield, a professor of educational leadership, law and policy at Brooklyn College and The CUNY Graduate Center. “The test ought to be aimed at ...

Parents of NYC students waiting to take the entry exam for the specialized high schools are being Scrooged by Mayor de Blasio, a new lawsuit complains. Several fed-up moms and dads filed the ...