CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
CityViews: Mayor Must Stop Dragging His Feet on Specialized High School Reform
Lazar Treschan |
‘Despite continued big talk, the mayor has taken baby steps, clearly more cosmetic than substantive in nature.’
Jim.henderson
Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan, one of the city's eight Specialized High Schools. In the 2016-17 school year, it was 1 percent Black, 3 percent Latino, 18 percent White and 75 percent Asian.
‘Despite continued big talk, the mayor has taken baby steps, clearly more cosmetic than substantive in nature.’
A private corporation has just taken over the test that millions use to attain credentials outside of high school. Amid talk of rising fees, it’s time for the city to step up for students counting on the GED.