Beacon’s student population is about half white, a striking anomaly in a public school system that is nearly 70 percent black and Hispanic. Beacon is not a specialized high school — it has no ...

The selective high school is home to about 1,500 students. @bdatnyc / Instagram. Beacon’s principal, Johnny A. Ventura, called the racist graffiti “deplorable and unacceptable” in a series ...

Beacon High School students are staging a sit-in on Monday to protest what they say is a culture of racism at the prestigious public school. The demonstration was sparked by a private conversation ...

A crisis over education at Beacon, one of New York City’s most coveted high schools, is sparking a larger debate over the ...