Demonstrators gathered outside City Hall, voicing their support for the SHSAT admissions test used for NYC's elite public high schools. The Panel for Education Policy is set to vote on a new contract for the test, sparking controversy as progressive groups seek to eliminate it. The article highlights the debate surrounding the test's role in ensuring educational equity, with critics arguing it disadvantages Black and Hispanic students while supporters emphasize its meritocratic nature.
Demonstrators rallied on the steps of City Hall in support of a new contract for the company that gives the SHSAT .that the city Panel for Education Policy will OK the contract for an admissions test for Gotham’s elite public high schools when it meets Wednesday night, but that will only be one small setback for the progressive war on these schools.
The “elite eight” high schools are centers of scholastic excellence that have long infuriated the left.
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