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Discovery Program Fails to Boost Diversity | New York City News
A summer prep program meant to boost diversity at NYC’s elite specialized high schools is failing to deliver, with only three Black students accepted into Stuyvesant in recent years. The Discovery Program, designed to give a second chance to near-miss applicants, mirrors the same racial gaps it aims to fix—62% of participants are Asian, despite Asians making up just 19% of the city’s schools. Critics argue the program’s economic-need criteria unfairly exclude gifted students and may even be racially coded, while the city insists its reforms are race-neutral. Meanwhile, a lawsuit claims the…
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