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Admission is based solely on how the student does on the SHSAT. The New York City Department of Education created the New York Specialized High School Institute (SHSI), a free program run by the department for middle school students with high test scores on citywide tests and solid report card grades.
As a way to preserve their special status, in 1972, the Hecht-Calandra Act was passed by the New York State Legislature, designating these schools as specialized science and math high schools for New York City. The Act called for a uniform exam in math and science to be administered for admission to these schools, in keeping with the uniform ...
Students, parents and activists kept up the fight for the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test ahead of a crucial vote next week when a sneak attack could torpedo the exam.
Stuyvesant High School (/ ˈ s t aɪ v ə s ən t / STY-və-sənt) [9] is a co-ed, public, college-preparatory, specialized high school in Manhattan, New York City, New York.The school, commonly referred to among [all] its students, faculty and alumni as "Stuy" (/ s t aɪ / STY), [9] [10] [11] specializes in developing talent in math, science and technology.
New York City’s selective high schools will not consider state test scores in admissions, over the objections of parents who pushed for what was originally an emergency measure that was to end ...
A contract for the company that administers the test to get into New York City’s elite specialized high schools is expected to be approved during a much-delayed and crucial vote Wednesday, The ...
NYC High School adjusted its grade policies in 2013 so that a "U" is used instead of an "N". The letter grading system, with each letter corresponding to a numerical measurement, e.g. E = 90-100, G = 80–89, S = 79–65, U = 65 - 55, NS = below 55 (No Show = student who never reported to class), and MI for Mastery in Independent Study.
The New York City Board of Education shuttered the school in June 1982 for performance issues and converted the building into a four-year high school, the Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics, [4] and a grade 6-8 middle school, the Isaac Newton Middle School for Math and Science, effective September 1982.