A letter from the parent group PLACE NYC warned, "Failure to approve the Pearson contract will leave no other means to administer the test." This highlights the critical need for continuity in the admissions process for NYC's specialized high schools.
The Specialized High Schools Admissions Test is the sole criterion for admission to eight of the city's nine specialized high schools. A parent emphasized, "The SHSAT remains the last remnant of the once celebrated and revered NYC public education system... a day when merit was the litmus test on which achievement was based."
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