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At the Harlem YMCA, students are preparing for the high stakes test that determines who gets into eight elite city public high schools, including Bronx Science and Stuyvesant. "The fact that they make ...

“It’s really a test of itself,” said David C. Bloomfield, a professor of educational leadership, law and policy at Brooklyn College and The CUNY Graduate Center. “The test ought to be aimed at ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was originally published by Youth Communications and is reposted here with permission. YC is a nonprofit publisher of teen-written stories and curriculum to help educators ...