NYC admissions changes will boost black, Hispanic enrollment
[ad_1] Controversial admissions changes to the city’s competitive high schools will boost black and Hispanic enrollment by roughly 13 percent, a Department of Education official […]
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Audition-based admissions at NYC school sets stage for chaos
[ad_1] The stage is set for a fight at a Brooklyn middle school for the arts that will soon launch an audition-based entry system — […]
New NYC high school admissions will harm Asian applicants: critics
[ad_1] Controversial admissions changes at the city’s most competitive high schools, aimed at diversifying education opportunities, will disproportionately harm Asian kids, critics argue. Under a new formula, applicants with […]
Democrats proposing ban on ‘legacy’ status college admissions
[ad_1] Two progressive Democrats are looking to ban colleges and universities from admitting students based on their so-called “legacy” status within the institution, a common […]
NYC DOE scraps plan to end geographic priorities for HS admissions
[ad_1] Ending months of uncertainty and parental angst, the Department of Education has officially scrapped a plan to end geographic priorities for admissions to high […]
Parents, students in limbo as NYC dithers on high school admissions
[ad_1] Frustrated parents are blasting Mayor de Blasio and the city Department of Education as jittery eighth-graders agonize over this year’s up-in-the-air high school selection […]
Adams signals support for a Gifted and Talented program admissions exam
[ad_1] Mayoral frontrunner Eric Adams said Wednesday that he supports a Gifted and Talented program admissions exam — leading some critics to question the impact […]
First trial of college admissions scandal begins
[ad_1] Opening statements are slated to begin Monday in the first trial of the college admissions cheating scandal that ensnared celebrities Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman and […]
‘Operation Varsity Blues’ hit college admissions scam on Netflix
“Get Ready for Privilege Gone Wild”. Netflix has dropped a trailer for the upcoming debut, focusing on the methods that Rick Singer – the ringseller […]
Top NYC school changes admissions policy for COVID
One of the city’s top high schools has introduced a lottery element to its admissions process as part of a DOE pilot program that critics […]