A closer look at high school admission statistics from New York City’s top schools, including Stuyvesant and Bronx High School of Science, reveal disproportionately low numbers of black and Latino students. Currently, the only way to gain entry to these schools is a single test, which students take in the eighth grade.
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New anti-bullying law lacks enforcment mechanism
For years, Sade Singh, a Brooklyn-born, self-proclaimed “activist” teenager who lives in Hollis, Queens, watched from afar as individuals around her who identified as gay, lesbian and transgender were harassed — by overt displays of bigotry in her community and occasional incidents of intolerance at her school, Queens Collegiate High School in Jamaica.
First day brings excitement, traffic to the borough
A selection of photos of students in Queens, NYC setting out on their first day of school today — here’s how it went via Twitter.
Flushing HS principal arrested for meth possession
Afternoon update from NY1: A Queens principal pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct Wednesday night after sources say police found him to be in possession of methamphetamines.
High school admissions workshops offered in July
The NYC Department of Education will host summer workshops entitled, “High School Admissions: Where Do I Start?” These workshops aim to help parents whose children are approaching high school age to familiarize themselves with the various high school programs available to students in NYC. According to the NYC DOE website, all sessions will cover the same material. [...]
NYCLU calls on Department of Education to end zero-tolerance suspension policies in city schools
From the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) release: “According to DOE data, city students served 73,441 suspensions during the 2010-2011 school year – a more than 130 percent increase in suspensions from the 2002-2003 school year, the first year under mayoral control of schools, when there were 31,879 suspensions. The data shows black students [...]
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