New York City's school system is the most segregated in the nation, and nowhere is that more apparent than at the city's specialized public high schools, where black and Latino students make up just ...

What might have been a pro-forma vote on a contract has revived the fierce debate about admissions and equity at New York City’s most elite high schools. Members of the city’s educational oversight ...

City Council Members Justin Brannan, Keith Powers and Oswald Feliz are introducing a new set of proposals that would widen access to elite NYC public schools. AP Three council members are planning to ...

The embattled entrance exam for the city's elite public high schools has survived another year. But the well-heeled advocacy group that's been fighting to keep it says its work isn't done. "It is not ...

“It’s really a test of itself,” said David C. Bloomfield, a professor of educational leadership, law and policy at Brooklyn College and The CUNY Graduate Center. “The test ought to be aimed at ...

At the Harlem YMCA, students are preparing for the high stakes test that determines who gets into eight elite city public high schools, including Bronx Science and Stuyvesant. "The fact that they make ...

Parents of NYC students waiting to take the entry exam for the specialized high schools are being Scrooged by Mayor de Blasio, a new lawsuit complains. Several fed-up moms and dads filed the ...