NYC schools Practices Racial Segregation in Elite High Schools
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4,023 students were admitted to specialized high schools. Just 140 were Black.
Out of nearly 300 offers at Staten Island Tech, only one went to a Black student. As the SHSAT moves online, NYC’s specialized high schools remain racially segregated.
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October 13, 2026 at 9:49 PM
NYC schools Practices Racial Segregation in Elite High Schools
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A plan would broaden specialized high school admissions beyond the SHSAT to increase Black and Latino enrollment at Stuyvesant, Bronx Science, and Brooklyn Tech.
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October 14, 2026 at 5:26 PM
A plan would broaden specialized high school admissions beyond the SHSAT to increase Black and Latino enrollment at Stuyvesant, Bronx Science, and Brooklyn Tech.
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A plan would broaden specialized high school admissions beyond the SHSAT to increase Black and Latino enrollment at Stuyvesant, Bronx Science, and Brooklyn Tech.
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October 14, 2026 at 5:25 PM
A plan would broaden specialized high school admissions beyond the SHSAT to increase Black and Latino enrollment at Stuyvesant, Bronx Science, and Brooklyn Tech.
The SHSAT helps concentrate opportunity and resources within a small set of NYC schools, widening inequities across the entire public school system.
Read up as @drkysr.bsky.social and Jonathan Greenberg dig into it:
amsterdamnews.com/news/2026/10...
Read up as @drkysr.bsky.social and Jonathan Greenberg dig into it:
amsterdamnews.com/news/2026/10...
October 9, 2026 at 10:12 PM
The SHSAT helps concentrate opportunity and resources within a small set of NYC schools, widening inequities across the entire public school system.
Read up as @drkysr.bsky.social and Jonathan Greenberg dig into it:
amsterdamnews.com/news/2026/10...
Read up as @drkysr.bsky.social and Jonathan Greenberg dig into it:
amsterdamnews.com/news/2026/10...
City control versus state control: why changing specialized high school admissions is more complicated than it looks. #SHSAT #NYCSchools
OP-ED: Transforming the specialized high school admissions process
Every year, NYC reacts at the low number of Black and Latine students admitted to specialized high schools. It's time to fix the process.
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October 13, 2026 at 9:00 PM
City control versus state control: why changing specialized high school admissions is more complicated than it looks. #SHSAT #NYCSchools
"Our children should not have to win a contest to receive an excellent public education." An op-ed on rethinking specialized high school admissions. #NYCSchools #SHSAT
OP-ED: Transforming the specialized high school admissions process
Every year, NYC reacts at the low number of Black and Latine students admitted to specialized high schools. It's time to fix the process.
amsterdamnews.com
October 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM
"Our children should not have to win a contest to receive an excellent public education." An op-ed on rethinking specialized high school admissions. #NYCSchools #SHSAT
"will show up in metrics (SAT scores, enrollment in a 2-yr vs 4-yr college, etc)"
That reads like an admission that students admitted under an alternative screen would not be as academically strong as those admitted via SHSAT scores.
That reads like an admission that students admitted under an alternative screen would not be as academically strong as those admitted via SHSAT scores.
October 11, 2026 at 10:30 AM
"will show up in metrics (SAT scores, enrollment in a 2-yr vs 4-yr college, etc)"
That reads like an admission that students admitted under an alternative screen would not be as academically strong as those admitted via SHSAT scores.
That reads like an admission that students admitted under an alternative screen would not be as academically strong as those admitted via SHSAT scores.
Wait, there’s more: this would also even further reduce the already shamefully low number of Black and Hispanic students at the “Big Three,” and have additional segregating spillover effects at other non-SHSAT schools
October 9, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Wait, there’s more: this would also even further reduce the already shamefully low number of Black and Hispanic students at the “Big Three,” and have additional segregating spillover effects at other non-SHSAT schools
This will in turn be weaponized as proof that the SHSAT is the fairest way of determining merit, and it will strangle the life out of whatever little political will is left to repeal Hecht-Calandra
October 9, 2026 at 5:21 PM
This will in turn be weaponized as proof that the SHSAT is the fairest way of determining merit, and it will strangle the life out of whatever little political will is left to repeal Hecht-Calandra
I have nothing but the utmost respect and admiration for the co-authors of this piece, but using a non-SHSAT admissions scheme for the so-called “Little 5” risks considerable unintended consequences—it’s not an accident that some opponents of integration have even recommended the exact same plan
"Our children should not have to win a contest to receive an excellent public education." An op-ed on rethinking specialized high school admissions. #NYCSchools #SHSAT
OP-ED: Transforming the specialized high school admissions process
Every year, NYC reacts at the low number of Black and Latine students admitted to specialized high schools. It's time to fix the process.
amsterdamnews.com
October 9, 2026 at 5:21 PM
I have nothing but the utmost respect and admiration for the co-authors of this piece, but using a non-SHSAT admissions scheme for the so-called “Little 5” risks considerable unintended consequences—it’s not an accident that some opponents of integration have even recommended the exact same plan
This is going to sound hideous, but gazing almost a decade into the future, I care about exactly one criterion:
Performance of eight graders on the SHSAT. That's it. We're planning to keep the ORC in NYC schools, and all that matters before 9th is that test.
Performance of eight graders on the SHSAT. That's it. We're planning to keep the ORC in NYC schools, and all that matters before 9th is that test.
I've been thinking about this guide for months, and I'm so happy it's now published.
NYC parents: you probably already know that school admission season started this week! myself and the AMAZING @chalkbeat.org team create this guide for you! [🧵]
NYC parents: you probably already know that school admission season started this week! myself and the AMAZING @chalkbeat.org team create this guide for you! [🧵]
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October 7, 2026 at 5:50 PM
This is going to sound hideous, but gazing almost a decade into the future, I care about exactly one criterion:
Performance of eight graders on the SHSAT. That's it. We're planning to keep the ORC in NYC schools, and all that matters before 9th is that test.
Performance of eight graders on the SHSAT. That's it. We're planning to keep the ORC in NYC schools, and all that matters before 9th is that test.
Bell Curves is exploring the #SHSAT: 3rd version in 3 yrs. All this flux just gives those who can prep a greater advantage
Read about the practice tests that aren't like the actual test: www.linkedin.com/pulse/shsat-...
& the interface: www.linkedin.com/pulse/new-sh...
@errollouis.bsky.social
Read about the practice tests that aren't like the actual test: www.linkedin.com/pulse/shsat-...
& the interface: www.linkedin.com/pulse/new-sh...
@errollouis.bsky.social
September 30, 2026 at 3:32 AM
Bell Curves is exploring the #SHSAT: 3rd version in 3 yrs. All this flux just gives those who can prep a greater advantage
Read about the practice tests that aren't like the actual test: www.linkedin.com/pulse/shsat-...
& the interface: www.linkedin.com/pulse/new-sh...
@errollouis.bsky.social
Read about the practice tests that aren't like the actual test: www.linkedin.com/pulse/shsat-...
& the interface: www.linkedin.com/pulse/new-sh...
@errollouis.bsky.social
This is one of the reasons why the whole “crawl over the bodies of your classmates to get to take an AP” thing at SHSAT schools is so irritating
September 28, 2026 at 2:10 AM
This is one of the reasons why the whole “crawl over the bodies of your classmates to get to take an AP” thing at SHSAT schools is so irritating
I had a feverish dream that the president of the 92nd Street Y, whose father was holistically admitted to Bronx Science and who has kids approaching HS age, wrote an opinion piece saying that the Mamdani coalition can and must be fractured by something something SHSAT…man, I am really sick, lol
I guess there are worse times to have a household Covid outbreak than during a nor’easter, be careful out there folls
September 26, 2026 at 11:13 PM
I had a feverish dream that the president of the 92nd Street Y, whose father was holistically admitted to Bronx Science and who has kids approaching HS age, wrote an opinion piece saying that the Mamdani coalition can and must be fractured by something something SHSAT…man, I am really sick, lol
Lol not the CEO of 92nd street Y begging anti-Zohran pro-Israel extremists to “resist the temptation to take the bait” and encouraging them to talk about the SHSAT instead!
Sure bro, I’ll become the King of England before that happens! Get to the drawing board.
forward.com/opinion/8523...
Sure bro, I’ll become the King of England before that happens! Get to the drawing board.
forward.com/opinion/8523...
Why Mamdani remains focused on Israel as NYC mayor
Sincerity alone does not explain his single-mindedness in the face of this much political friction, so what's the benefit?
forward.com
September 26, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Lol not the CEO of 92nd street Y begging anti-Zohran pro-Israel extremists to “resist the temptation to take the bait” and encouraging them to talk about the SHSAT instead!
Sure bro, I’ll become the King of England before that happens! Get to the drawing board.
forward.com/opinion/8523...
Sure bro, I’ll become the King of England before that happens! Get to the drawing board.
forward.com/opinion/8523...
Lmao not the CEO of 92nd street Y begging anti-Zohran pro-Israel extremists to “resist the temptation to take the bait” and encouraging them to talk about the SHSAT instead!
Sure bro, I’ll become the King of England before that happens! Get back to the drawing board.
forward.com/opinion/8523...
Sure bro, I’ll become the King of England before that happens! Get back to the drawing board.
forward.com/opinion/8523...
Why Mamdani remains focused on Israel as NYC mayor
Sincerity alone does not explain his single-mindedness in the face of this much political friction, so what's the benefit?
forward.com
September 26, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Lmao not the CEO of 92nd street Y begging anti-Zohran pro-Israel extremists to “resist the temptation to take the bait” and encouraging them to talk about the SHSAT instead!
Sure bro, I’ll become the King of England before that happens! Get back to the drawing board.
forward.com/opinion/8523...
Sure bro, I’ll become the King of England before that happens! Get back to the drawing board.
forward.com/opinion/8523...
It’s entirely possible that she could have sent her kid down another path — the SHSAT route, the private school route — and wound up with a different kind of bad outcome and written an essay about that, instead. My kid loved his HS, but I have a friend whose daughter had an awful time there
September 21, 2026 at 1:32 AM
It’s entirely possible that she could have sent her kid down another path — the SHSAT route, the private school route — and wound up with a different kind of bad outcome and written an essay about that, instead. My kid loved his HS, but I have a friend whose daughter had an awful time there
He's backed off a lot of things. He was for "defund the police". Not anymore. He was against SHSAT for admissions. Not anymore. There are other things. People just decide someone is their guy and then they make excuses they would not for someone else. It's very much like the way Trumpers behave.
September 22, 2026 at 1:22 PM
He's backed off a lot of things. He was for "defund the police". Not anymore. He was against SHSAT for admissions. Not anymore. There are other things. People just decide someone is their guy and then they make excuses they would not for someone else. It's very much like the way Trumpers behave.
Finally, importantly: the child ended up at an excellent HS—there are tons of very wealthy families who have had an eagle eye on every aspect of their child’s education who are thrilled to have their kids go here, it is one of the most popular non-SHSAT schools. All’s well that ends well! /end
September 21, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Finally, importantly: the child ended up at an excellent HS—there are tons of very wealthy families who have had an eagle eye on every aspect of their child’s education who are thrilled to have their kids go here, it is one of the most popular non-SHSAT schools. All’s well that ends well! /end
where they were in the minority, since those schools are majority Asian, from varied backgrounds & class statuses. One thing I do think she should’ve mentioned is Prep 4 Prep, which steers a lot of Black academic achievers away from the SHSAT & into private schools, but the truth is
September 20, 2026 at 10:42 PM
where they were in the minority, since those schools are majority Asian, from varied backgrounds & class statuses. One thing I do think she should’ve mentioned is Prep 4 Prep, which steers a lot of Black academic achievers away from the SHSAT & into private schools, but the truth is
NYC public schools are not perfect. Is there a segregation issue yes. Could schools do a better job of preparation for the SHSAT? Of course. But what you’re ultimately saying is that the best school system in the country is being held up by the white children in the state.
September 20, 2026 at 3:44 PM
NYC public schools are not perfect. Is there a segregation issue yes. Could schools do a better job of preparation for the SHSAT? Of course. But what you’re ultimately saying is that the best school system in the country is being held up by the white children in the state.
She thought my support of the Specialized High School Admission Exam, the SHSAT, was racist. I thought her school politics were deeply misguided, and well, quite racist.
Unlike Hannah-Jones I have nothing to walk back.
Unlike Hannah-Jones I have nothing to walk back.
September 21, 2026 at 12:54 PM
She thought my support of the Specialized High School Admission Exam, the SHSAT, was racist. I thought her school politics were deeply misguided, and well, quite racist.
Unlike Hannah-Jones I have nothing to walk back.
Unlike Hannah-Jones I have nothing to walk back.
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