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Specialized Schools Still Leave Out Black and Latino Students | Spokane News
New York City’s elite specialized high schools continue to mirror deep racial inequities, with Black and Latino students receiving just 3.5% and 6.5% of offers respectively — unchanged from last year — despite making up two-thirds of the city’s public school population. Stuyvesant, the most competitive, accepted only three Black students out of 777, while Asian students claimed 56% of spots and white students 23%. Amid criticism, the mayor — himself a graduate of such a school — vows to fix systemic gaps, pledging that every child deserves a great education regardless of background. The…
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