NYC mayor: "Tests shouldn’t be only way kids get into NYC elite schools"

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Originally Posted by Bettafish

Does that mean more white and Asian students get kicked out??
Daily Kos: NYC Mayor: Bill de Blasio (D), "Tests shouldn

Bill de Blasio vowed Wednesday to overhaul how children are chosen for New York City’s elite public high schools, saying the high-stakes admissions test should no longer be the only factor in the selection process.
Tackling an emotional issue for parents and schoolchildren across the city, the Democratic mayoral nominee blamed the reliance on the test for creating schools that he said did not reflect the city’s diversity.

Yep, one thing I have said about this moron before and it bears repeating;

diversity over intelligence.

[EdwardA]

It won't pass. However what is preventing them from creating a new school that has the admittance requirements they want? Why mess with something that is working.

[Suburban_Guy]

And, years later...

Plan to diversify elite NYC schools draws fire from Asians

A plan to diversify New York City’s most elite public high schools is drawing fire from the minority group that has come to dominate the schools in recent years: Asian-Americans.

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced last weekend that he wants to scrap the test that governs admission to eight specialized high schools including Stuyvesant High School and the Bronx High School of Science, calling the test “a roadblock to justice, progress and academic excellence.”