The city loosened selection criteria during the pandemic, policies some parents protested as unfair and others hoped would reduce racial disparities. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Education (Secondary)”
How It Feels to Be an Asian Student in an Elite Public School
By Gotham Rex on January 25, 2022
Stuyvesant, Brooklyn Tech and other schools across the country are under pressure to end entrance exams. Students have complicated feelings about that. Source: New York Times
A School Won 92-4 in Basketball. Then the Coach Was Suspended.
By Gotham Rex on January 6, 2022
Sacred Heart Academy, a Catholic high school for girls in Hamden, Conn., said that running up the score against Lyman Hall High School did not mesh with its values. Source: New York Times
Only 8 Black Students Are Admitted to Stuyvesant High School
By Gotham Rex on April 29, 2021
Once again, tiny numbers of Black and Latino students received offers to attend New York City’s elite public high schools. Source: New York Times
The Missing Hours: 7 Students on Losing a Year of After-School Activities
By Gotham Rex on March 14, 2021
No football, no dance, no Y.M.C.A. Source: New York Times
New York City High Schools Will Reopen in Pandemic Milestone
By Gotham Rex on March 8, 2021
The 488 public schools will reopen on March 22. In other large school districts, high school students may not regain access to their classrooms for months. Source: New York Times