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'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli has crypto talk at Brooklyn Tech canceled by administrators
Convicted fraudster and so-called “pharma bro” Martin Shkreli was scheduled to speak with students at Brooklyn Technical High School after classes on Tuesday, but the New York City Department of...
Shocking student sex abuse probe bungled by Brooklyn Tech: lawsuit
Prestigious Brooklyn Tech High School bungled a probe of shocking student-on-student sex abuse -- erasing evidence of child porn and even accusing the young victim of orchestrating an harassment campaign...
Kim Coles and Jalen Rose discuss acting, comedy and Brooklyn
On the latest episode of the "Jalen Rose: Renaissance Man" podcast, Jalen Rose laughs it up with actress Kim Coles as they talk about comedy, acting and growing up in...
Attacking test-in schools is anti-Asian
Dropping admission standards for the specialized high schools means sending in students who aren't prepared for the rigorous workload, which helps no one and robs others of the challenging education...
NYC parents worry Carranza will use COVID-19 as excuse to cancel the SHSAT
The Department of Education’s high school handbook says the SHSAT will be given to 8th graders on Saturday Nov. 7 and Sunday Nov. 8.
NYC's elite students slam Mayor de Blasio's push for in-school learning
The top scholars, who fill the city's most prestigious public high schools, are mostly opting to stay home and learn remotely, not trusting plans to keep them safe from coronavirus.
Brooklyn Tech teacher dies, admin cites non-COVID heart attack
A beloved Brooklyn Tech social studies teacher who ripped the city's delayed closure of schools suddenly passed away Tuesday -- and school officials cited a non-coronavirus related heart attack, The...
Teacher at Brooklyn high school self-reports coronavirus infection
A teacher at Brooklyn Tech High School — one of the largest in the nation — has self-reported a positive coronavirus test, The Post has learned. Principal David Newman sent...
NYC's elite high schools join calls for schools to close
Some of the city's top high schools Sunday joined a growing chorus demanding that Mayor Bill de Blasio shut down the school system amid the coronavirus. "We are the Executive...
Anti-Semitic, racist graffiti found on walls of Brooklyn Tech High School
Brooklyn Tech High School has become the latest victim of a pair of bias incidents — with someone scrawling a swastika and the words “KILL ALL JEWZ” in a staircase,...
Brooklyn Tech High School evacuated after bomb threat: cops
Brooklyn Technical High School was evacuated Thursday morning after someone emailed a bomb threat, police said. “There has been a bomb placed inside the school it’s in a black rucksack...
Andrew Yang: Admission to elite schools shouldn't just be about tests
WASHINGTON – Presidential hopeful Andrew Yang said the high-stakes tests required for entry into New York City’s elite public high schools should not be the only requirement for admission. “I...
DOE to roll out contentious admission test to more schools across city
For the first time, the Specialized High School Admission Test, SHSAT, will be offered at 55 locations across the city. In the past, the test for entrance to the eight...
De Blasio blames 'tabloid media' for elite school scheme backlash
Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday played the “Fake News” card to try and convince a group of Asian American parents that they shouldn’t be concerned over his plan to...
Richard Carranza lobbies Albany to scrap entrance exam for top high schools
New York City School Chancellor Richard Carranza trekked to Albany Wednesday in an end-of-session push for a state law to eliminate the single entrance exam for admission into the city's...
What Brooklyn Tech tells you about de Blasio’s ‘massive segregation’ claim
Mayor Bill de Blasio is now claiming the city’s elite public high schools practice “massive segregation,” on the grounds that so few black and Hispanic kids pass the race-blind entrance...
Elite Brooklyn school won't change prom date over Ramadan conflict
Students at elite Brooklyn Tech HS petitioned to change the date of their senior prom next month because it conflicts with the Muslim observance of Ramadan — to no avail....
Brooklyn Tech teacher busted asking student for 'workout' pics
The elite Brooklyn Technical HS is gaining a reputation for sleazy teachers. A fourth staffer in two years has engaged in an “inappropriate relationship” with a student, investigators charge. English...
Teacher's ouster marks third sex scandal at elite Brooklyn Tech
A third sex scandal in two years has hit elite Brooklyn Technical HS with the ouster of a music teacher accused of having an “inappropriate relationship” with her male student,...