These questions are preoccupying New Yorkers in the lead-up to the Nov. 4 election, which includes candidates accused of ...

At the center of the controversy is that eight schools rely on a single test for admissions. Most of the students who scored highly were Asian or white, with 25.9% of offers made to white ...

Fewer Black and Latino students were offered seats at New York City’s specialized high schools for this fall, potentially deepening segregation at some of the city’s most coveted campuses.

The city’s eight specialized high schools are regarded as crown jewels but also symbols of segregation. The number of Black and Hispanic students admitted to them dipped slightly from last year.