"We won't change the course of students based on expected national outcomes," says Powell.
The seventh, La Guardia High School, is for performing arts and admits students based on auditions.
Universities in America do not admit students based on who pays the most, for example.
Students based at them study and live miles from their main university campus.
Most financial aid is awarded to students based on financial need.
Rather, they select students based on complex criteria that include grades, test scores and diversity.
So we are encouraging universities to select their students based on a variety of criteria.Q.
Currently, teachers decide whether to promote students based on grades, test scores and attendance, and principals approve those decisions.
Academy attendance is not mandatory, and students, based on their classroom performance, are recommended for the program by their teachers.
Still, we cannot condone the concept of establishing a special school specifically for students based on their sexual orientation.
As a model, they cited Townsend Harris High School in Queens, which admits students based on exams.
