New York City's eight specialized public high schools have exemplified American meritocracy for over a century. Through an admissions process that relies solely on the Specialized High School ...

The news that Mayor Bill de Blasio is suddenly open to the idea of keeping in place the admissions test for the city’s elite high schools after months of calling for its elimination elicited a swift ...

I’m a woman of color, and I do well on tests. I’m not the only one. U.S. schools are in a literacy crisis. Last week, the National Assessment of Education Progress released the country’s latest ...