This week, 26,000 anxious eighth graders will learn their fate: Did they get into one of New York City’s eight specialized ...

One of the most controversial topics in the New York City public education system is the Specialized High School Admissions Test (SHSAT) and its use as the sole tool for admission to the city’s eight ...

“It’s really a test of itself,” said David C. Bloomfield, a professor of educational leadership, law and policy at Brooklyn College and The CUNY Graduate Center. “The test ought to be aimed at ...

Every October, roughly one-third of the eligible eighth-graders in New York City -- between 25,000 and 30,000 students -- take the Standardized High School Admissions Test (SHSAT) for a chance to ...

City Council Members Justin Brannan, Keith Powers and Oswald Feliz are introducing a new set of proposals that would widen access to elite NYC public schools. AP Three council members are planning to ...

About 30,000 students are waiting to take the Specialized High School Admissions Test (SHSAT), which determines acceptance into Stuyvesant, Bronx Science, Brooklyn Tech and other great New York City ...

In a few days, registration will close for this year’s SHSAT, New York City’s standardized test used for admissions to top public high schools. The city’s eighth graders are vying for spots at famous ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- The results are in following the Department of Education's Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT) and some say it's the test that's not making the grade. The results ...

Speaking in Manhattan at a roundtable for Spanish-language media, the mayor — along with Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza in an interview on Inside City Hall later in the evening — didn't provide ...

The embattled entrance exam for the city's elite public high schools has survived another year. But the well-heeled advocacy group that's been fighting to keep it says its work isn't done. "It is not ...