As a Chicago middle school parent looking ahead to high school for your child, you face decisions about your options. At the center is the CPS selective enrollment test, a high school entrance exam ...

Alumni leaders of the city’s selective high schools are urging the City Council not to support a move to abolish the single entrance exam that has been the basis of admission to the top-rated schools ...

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It can be a pretty scary thing for 8th graders to figure out where they want to go to high school. In some places, including some major cities, 13-year-olds have to navigate complicated high school ...

New York City’s eight selective high schools are rightfully sought after. Most consistently rank near the top of U.S. secondary schools. Their alumni include multiple Nobel laureates. Their graduates ...

This article originally appeared on Chalkbeat Philadelphia. Philadelphia will not use standardized testing to determine admissions to selective middle and high schools for the 2022-23 year and is ...