In many ways, the Beacon School is a New York City public high school like any other: fluorescent lighting, student competition, and bathrooms that smell suspiciously of bubblegum. But one thing ...

More than 300 students at the selective public high school ... in the nation’s largest school system. The protest at Beacon, one of New York City’s most selective public schools, illustrates ...

The high stakes of ... Though New York’s school system is mostly black and Hispanic, its highest-performing schools are largely white and Asian. Beacon’s student population was half white ...

Beacon High School, one of the top-quality public schools in New York City, has been in turmoil since the start of the month with students protesting what they see as pervasive racism. It’s the ...

The Beacon School in Manhattan is one of the city's top non-specialized high schools. Rashid Umar Abbasi With more than 400 public high schools to choose from, the options for New York City ...