Posted on 10 May 2016. Tags: Brooklyn Technical High School, high school admissions, MS 51 William Alexander, school choice
Age: 17 Neighborhood: Bay Ridge, Brooklyn Middle School: MS 51 William Alexander in Park Slope Current School: Started Brooklyn Tech in 2012. Applied in 2011 Most New York City students today would be elated to open a high school letter of acceptance into Brooklyn Tech, one of the city’s nine exclusive, specialized high schools. But when Ali […]
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Posted in Profiles, School Choice
Posted on 08 May 2013. Tags: Ditmas, eighth grade, middle school, school choice, tep charter, the equity project
Eighth graders need a lot of help navigating the maze of city high school applications. Schools offer wildly different levels of adult guidance. A new study suggests that equity may suffer as a result.
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Posted on 11 April 2012. Tags: Condoleezza Rice, Council of Foreign Relations, education reform, foreign languages, Joel Klein, school choice, students
The failure of the country’s public education is causing a national security threat, says Condoleezza Rice and Joel Klein. (AP Photo/Pool, Susana Bates)
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