It is surprising that a city with an African-American Mayor, who controls the city school system, and an African-American schools Chancellor, would revive screened admissions for the city’s middle schools and high schools. Some high schools have competitive admissions that are mandated by the state legislature. Most admission screens, however, are a matter of policy. They exist because of decisions by the Mayor and the Chancellor.
Just in from the New York Civil Liberties Union:
NYCLU Statement on Screening in NYC Schools
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 30, 2022
MEDIA CONTACT: Mohamed Taguine, 212-607-3372, media@nyclu.org
NEW YORK – New York City’s school chancellor David C. Banks announced on Thursday the City’s selective middle and high schools can once again use grades to choose which students to admit. In response, the New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following statement from Education Policy Center’s director Johanna Miller:
“Screening props up a separate and unequal school system and feeds the notion that only some students deserve a great education. Allowing middle and high school screens is a step backward that will increase the exclusion of Black, Latinx and lower-income students from our city’s best educational opportunities.
“In the most segregated school system in the country, we will never make progress without intentional measures. Instead of using precious education dollars to discriminate, we urge this administration to center racial equity, advance inclusion, and help our students heal and grow together.”
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This stupidity is a result of a failed system of education. One excuse for this nonsense is that lower scoring kids will hold back higher scoring kids thus requiring screening.
However, in my system students find their pathway to success. If they are ready for college level math at age 14, they go to a nearby community college for that course.
THINK WHILE IT’S STILL LEGAL!
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The NY City school system is a self fulfilling prophecy.
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Winners and losers is the neoliberal way. Spoiler alert: If you’re not rich, you’re a loser so F U.
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and being neoliberal as a practice is enthusiastically embraced by BOTH parties: this is a hard concept for many
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Some Dare Call it Racist
SomeDAM calls it racist
To test-ually exclude
No matter what the case is
It’s racially imbued
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Some selective schools balance enrollment by having a limit on the number of students from any one area of the city. The result is a more diverse student body in the school. The manner in which NYC selects students by scores results in mostly Asian and White student body. Very bright students can also get an excellent education in a comprehensive high school in the student’s attendance area.
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