Local districts decided whether to allow middle schools to use grades in choosing students. The majority chose to keep a less competitive lottery system that began during the pandemic. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Segregation and Desegregation”
Bring Back Competitive Admissions? Some NYC Middle Schools May Not.
By Gotham Rex on October 24, 2022
After a pandemic moratorium, city leaders are letting school superintendents decide whether to bring back some admissions requirements that critics say feed racial disparities. Source: New York Times
In a Reversal, NYC Tightens Admissions to Some Top Schools
By Gotham Rex on September 29, 2022
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
Gunman Targeted Black Neighborhood Shaped by Decades of Segregation
By Gotham Rex on May 15, 2022
In an online manifesto, the suspected gunman said he opened fire at Tops supermarket because it served a mostly Black neighborhood. Source: New York Times
De Blasio to Phase Out N.Y.C. Gifted and Talented Program
By Gotham Rex on October 8, 2021
The mayor unveiled a plan to replace the highly selective program, which has become a glaring symbol of segregation in New York City public schools, for incoming students. It will be up to his successor to implement it. Source: New…
Buffalo Soldiers, the Famed Black Cavalry, Get a Statue at West Point
By Gotham Rex on September 10, 2021
For decades, the Buffalo Soldiers taught military horsemanship to cadets at West Point. On Friday, a statue was unveiled in their honor. Source: New York Times
How the Mayor’s Big Decision Could Upend N.Y.C. School Admissions
By Gotham Rex on September 9, 2021
New York City’s highly competitive gifted and talented programs could be overhauled in one of the last major policy moves from Mayor Bill de Blasio. Source: New York Times
The Resilience of New York’s Black Homeowners
By Gotham Rex on August 17, 2021
Black homeownership has declined in the city and nationally in the last 20 years, hindered by gentrification and inequitable lending policies. 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
Lawsuit Challenging NYC School Segregation Targets Gifted Programs
By Gotham Rex on March 9, 2021
The sweeping complaint accuses New York City of maintaining a segregated school system and seeks to establish the right to an anti-racist education. Source: New York Times
Richard Carranza Will Resign as Leader of N.Y.C. School System
By Gotham Rex on February 26, 2021
His departure, planned for mid-March, comes after repeated clashes with Mayor Bill de Blasio over desegregating the city’s schools. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. to Change Many Selective Schools to Address Segregation
By Gotham Rex on December 18, 2020
The pandemic prompted the mayor’s most significant action yet on integration: a major shift in how hundreds of schools admit students. Source: New York Times
Monmouth University to Remove Woodrow Wilson’s Name From Building
By Gotham Rex on June 21, 2020
“Wilson was a controversial politician, and I think it has heightened awareness in 2020 about some of his racist policies,” said the president of the university, which is in New Jersey. Source: New York Times