Admissions changes aim to remedy segregation in NYC schools
by The Associated Press
Last Updated Dec 18, 2020 at 11:42 am EDT
New York City officials announced a series of admissions changes for hundreds of middle and high schools Friday in one of the most significant steps the nation’s largest school system has taken in years to address racial segregation.
Mayor Bill de Blasio said the city is suspending merit-based screening systems for its selective middle schools for at least a year. That means that academic records, auditions and other assessments will no longer be used by schools to skim off the top-performing elementary school kids and segregate them from other children.
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Admissions changes aim to remedy segregation in NYC schools
Mayor Bill de Blasio said the city is suspending merit-based screening systems for its selective middle schools for at least a year
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New York City officials announced a series of admissions changes for hundreds of middle and high schools Friday in one of the most significant steps the nation’s largest school system has taken in years to address racial segregation.
Mayor
Bill de Blasio said the city is suspending merit-based screening systems for its selective middle schools for at least a year. That means that academic records, auditions and other assessments will no longer be used by schools to skim off the top-performing elementary school kids and segregate them from other children.