Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York City was distressingly dismissive this month when a coalition of civil rights groups filed a complaint [3] with the United States Department of Education over the admissions policies of the city’s eight “specialized” high schools — prestigious, highly competitive institutions that are among the best high schools in the country.
The complaint [4], which charges the city with illegally screening out qualified black and Latino applicants based on a single test, highlights a serious problem that has festered for decades. That problem has been getting steadily worse, with fewer and fewer minority children qualifying for schools that have long been a gateway to the nation’s distinguished colleges.
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[1] http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/17/opinion/the-exclusive-eight-high-schools.html
[2] http://www.naacpldf.org/case-issue/new-york-city-specialized-high-school-complaint
[3] http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/28/nyregion/specialized-high-school-admissions-test-is-racially-discriminatory-complaint-says.html?_r=1&
[4] http://www.naacpldf.org/update/ldf-and-others-file-complaint-against-new-york-city-specialized-high-schools-challenging-admi
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