Reposted by Mike Darisse
For those who follow elite high school admissions in #nyc @mdarisse.bsky.social (on the job market!) has written the most rigorous analysis to date of the Discovery Program which sets aside seats for low-income students who missed the test cutoff for admission: edworkingpapers.com/ai26-1607
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The Impact of Exam Schools on Disadvantaged Students: Evidence from NYC’s Discovery Program
This paper studies the New York City Department of Education's Discovery Program, an affirmative action policy implemented to increase access to some of New York City’s most elite public high schools....