NYC schools chancellor calls for end to elite school test as Asians dominate

Schools Chancellor Meisha Ross-Porter called for an end to the specialized high school entrance exam Thursday while fuming about new admissions data that showed Asians dominating the controversial test once again. Citing the minimal number of offers to black and Hispanic students, Ross-Porter called the current single-test entry format “unacceptable.” Asians comprised 53.7 percent of…
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