Protest plans obtained by the Daily News called for students to stand up during class and start chanting slogans before heading out of their school building, and by mid-afternoon, about 400 protesters had converged on the central offices of the Department of Education in Lower Manhattan.
Getting Education Data Right: The Case of High School Admissions
With schools across the country struggling to provide virtual and limited classroom instruction because of the coronavirus, the issue of middle and high school admissions for next fall in many cities constitutes another formidable challenge. In no city is this challenge greater than in New York, home to the largest public school system in the country by far.
In December, Mayor Bill de Blasio put to rest much confusion by explaining modifications to the calendar for high school admissions and allayed mounting concerns about segregation at middle schools by announcing the termination, for at least one year, of all admissions based on grades and test scores.