Socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani from NYC supports eliminating the SHSAT
Socialist Candidate Pushes for Changes to NYC High School Admissions Zoran Mamdani, a socialist candidate for mayor in New York City, has previously advocated for eliminating the entrance exams for the city’s elite public high schools. This has been a notable point in his campaign. The Congressman from Queens, who ranks just behind former Governor […]
Contract for controversial SHSAT entrance exam into ‘elite’ NYC public schools granted with panel vote
A five-year, $17 million contract with the company that administers the city's controversial vocational high school entrance exam was finally approved Wednesday after a much-anticipated but much-delayed vote. The city Department of Education's Education Policy Committee voted at a meeting Wednesday night to renew the contract with Pearson, the education company that has administered state-mandated […]
Fight intensifies over SHSAT for NYC’s specialized high schools
Students, parents and supporters are calling on the city to protect the entrance exams for the city's eight elite specialized high schools ahead of a crucial vote next week that will decide whether the exams go ahead. The Specialized High School Admissions Test is the only admissions criterion used by top schools like Bronx High […]
NYC students’ futures could be derailed over delayed SHSAT vote
A vote on a contract with the company that administers entrance exams for New York City's elite vocational high schools has been delayed, raising concerns that the exams won't be held next year and could hinder children already preparing for them. is increasing. The Education Policy Panel, an advisory committee to the city's Department of […]