Since the early 2000’s there has been a steep decrease in the number of Black students attending specialized high schools.
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Let’s look at this year’s results. Only 11 Back students received offers to Stuyvesant and 7 have accepted those offers. Let us look at the larger but equally prestigious Brooklyn Technical HS. This year 56 Black students received offers out of the 1,498 offers that were made, a paltry 3.74%. I would assert that the SHSAT is the most challenging High School entrance exam our students encounter. Its complex reading passages and challenging math questions are based on concepts that students learn in school but most have not experienced the intricate level of questions being asked on the exam.
What can we do, if we care to do anything? Each stakeholder in our children’s educational journey can play a role in addressing this situation. In the case of the city, a few years ago two promising state senators offered a proposal of a practice SHSAT that would be given to incoming 6grade students before they have to take the SAT. Giving all students or interested students this pre SHSAT would be multi-purposeful.
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