New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio is pushing a diversity plan for the city’s elite high schools. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images)Today, the Discovery Plan admits only about 6 percent of students attending the elite high schools. At the same time, 62 percent of seats in elite high schools are occupied by Asian American students. 187, also known as Christa McAuliffe School, a predominantly Asian American school that sends a high proportion of its students to specialized high schools. De Blasio’s diversification plan eventually calls for a bigger change in how admission to elite high schools is determined.

Source: Washington Post December 14, 2018 00:56 UTC