This past Wednesday, the Education Committee of the NY State Assembly approved Mayor de Blasio’s bill that proposes to phase out the SHSAT. However, the bill will not move forward this year. Click on the links below for details.
You may also be interested in this June 5 op-ed by a current Brooklyn Tech junior. The op-ed mentions BxSci alumnus and NY State Senator Jamaal Bailey, who has proposed a 3-point plan for diversifying NYC’s specialized high schools.
For those who are in favor of keeping the SHSAT, there is a “Keep SHSAT” rally planned for today (Sunday) at 1pm at City Hall; see keepshsat.org for details.
Thanks to all of you for engaging on this very important topic. We will do our best to keep you updated on new developments.
