Amid Racial Divisions, Mayor’s Plan to Scrap Elite School Exam Fails

By ELIZA SHAPIRO and VIVIAN WANG from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2x9W46P
via IFTTT Amid Racial Divisions, Mayor’s Plan to Scrap Elite School Exam Fails Opposition from Asian lawmakers and a billionaire’s lobbying push helped block Bill de Blasio’s plan to desegregate New York’s specialized schools. ELIZA SHAPIRO and VIVIAN WANG https://nyti.ms/2x9W46P http://bit.ly/2KzXGQa The New York Times New York Tests and Examinations, Education (K-12), Discrimination, Blacks June 24, 2019 at 07:00AM