Harvard student rips DeBlasio for trying to kill SHSAT
He’s been gone from office for nearly a year, but ex-mayor Bill de Blasio is still defending his record — and taking heat from critics. This […]
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Minnesota could see 2,000 refugee arrivals under federal admissions program
Welcome to the Glean, MinnPost’s twice-daily roundup of Minnesota news. For MPR News, Tom Crann and Megan Burks write that while the federal refugee cap […]
Northeastern University mistakenly sends thousands of acceptance letters to law school applicants
Over 200 current applicants to Northeastern University School of Law mistakenly received acceptance letters earlier this week. “Due to a technical error, 205 current applicants […]
NYC admissions changes will boost black, Hispanic enrollment
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 revealed […]
Audition-based admissions at NYC school sets stage for chaos
The stage is set for a fight at a Brooklyn middle school for the arts that will soon launch an audition-based entry system — as […]
New NYC high school admissions will harm Asian applicants: critics
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 grades […]
Democrats proposing ban on ‘legacy’ status college admissions
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 practice […]
NYC DOE scraps plan to end geographic priorities for HS admissions
Ending months of uncertainty and parental angst, the Department of Education has officially scrapped a plan to end geographic priorities for admissions to high schools. […]
USC official Donna Heinel to plead guilty in ‘Varsity Blues’ college admissions scandal
A high-ranking University of Southern California official is expected to admit her role in the “Operation Varsity Blues” scandal, where wealthy parents allegedly bribed their […]
Parents, students in limbo as NYC dithers on high school admissions
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 process […]