What’s next for the SHSAT?
Both the school year and the state’s legislative session ended without a decision on the fate of the much-debated Specialized High School Admissions Test. As students enjoy summer vacation, lawmakers are looking ahead to the New Year, when the issue will likely be revisited.
State Sen. Andrew Gounardes, who represents a swath of southern Brooklyn and serves on the State Senate’s Education Committee, told the Brooklyn Eagle that, despite contention, he feels the debate has quieted down a bit on the Senate side.
“It seems to me like the volume of the discussion was not as great as the year before,” he said of the bill, which would alter the admissions process and eliminate the exam. “And, frankly, no one from the city has reached out to me to discuss the issue at all, which makes me question their sincerity in making this a priority.”