Older women are more likely to carry fetuses with genetic disorders that often can’t be detected until 15 weeks of pregnancy, beyond the limit set in a Senate proposal. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Tests and Examinations”
NYC Tests Show Children Gained in Reading, but Lost Ground in Math
By Gotham Rex on September 28, 2022
The first standardized test results that capture how most city schoolchildren did during the pandemic offered a mixed picture. Source: New York Times
A Prominent Manhattan Doctor Is Accused of Sexual Assault
By Gotham Rex on June 7, 2022
Dr. Kevin M. Cahill performed abusive and unnecessary examinations, a former patient claims in a lawsuit, and pursued her romantically for years. His lawyer says the exams were appropriate. Source: New York Times
New York City to Expand Gifted and Talented Program but Scrap Test
By Gotham Rex on April 14, 2022
The mayor unveiled a plan to add seats in the highly selective program for both kindergartners and third graders and to permanently replace an admissions test with universal screening. Source: New York Times
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
5 Takeaways From the First N.Y.C. Mayoral Debate
By Gotham Rex on October 20, 2021
Eric Adams and Curtis Sliwa traded attacks over past lies, a Brooklyn apartment and “buffoonery” on the debate stage. Source: New York Times
Adams Commits to Keeping Gifted and Talented, But Leaves Details Unclear
By Gotham Rex on October 15, 2021
Eric Adams, New York City’s likely next mayor, rebuked Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan to scrap the current system as he prepares to leave office. Source: New York Times
West Point Cheating Scandal: What to Know
By Gotham Rex on December 23, 2020
More than 70 West Point cadets have been accused of cheating on an exam, the institution’s largest academic scandal in decades. Source: New York Times
More Than 70 West Point Cadets Are Accused in Cheating Scandal
By Gotham Rex on December 21, 2020
The U.S. Military Academy faces its biggest academic scandal in nearly 50 years over allegations of cheating on a calculus exam. 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