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Last year, close to 26,000 students took the exam with just over 4,000 offered a seat. Of that, 4.5% of offers went to Black students and 7.6% to Latino students, according to city data.
The New York Specialized High School Institute (SHSI) is a free program run by the City of New York for middle school students with high test scores on citywide tests and high report card grades. The program's original intent was to expand the population of Black and Hispanic students by offering them test-taking tips and extra lessons.
Their status as specialized schools was frequently threatened by factions within the New York City school system and government. As a way to preserve their special status, in 1972, the Hecht-Calandra Act was passed by the New York State Legislature, designating these schools as specialized science and math high schools for New York City. The ...
As of 2007, there are nine specialized high schools in New York City. Eight of those schools base admission on the score attained on the competitive Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT). The exception is Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, where acceptance is by audition and a review of academic ...
New York City Lab School for Collaborative Studies: M412 Public New York City Museum School: M414 Public Nightingale-Bamford School Private, girls Norman Thomas High School (closed 2014) M620 Public Northeastern Academy Private, co-ed Seventh-day Adventist Notre Dame School Private, girls
In Peekskill, New York, when the police chief requested to hire Lexipol, a city council member opposed the request on the basis that Lexipol's policies prioritize avoiding discipline for violent police officers rather than increasing accountability, and said "We don’t need policies that decrease our settlement payout amounts, we need policies ...
A lawsuit accusing Elon Musk of rigging dogecoin is ending. Investors in the cryptocurrency who said the world's richest person and his electric car company Tesla committed fraud and insider ...
A Brooklyn pizzeria has been using a school bus parked on the street to get around City Hall restrictions that forced restaurants to tear down outdoor dining sheds ahead of winter — but city ...