My comments were about proposals to change Stuyvesant’s admissions policy from test based to holistic.
Stuyvesant IS Caltech like while other high schools in the NYC area are not. Not all kids have the same needs and perform best in the same environment and having a diverse array of different types of high schools - just like having colleges that differ from each other – is a good thing.
Changing Stuyvesant’s admissions policy would mean changing the nature of how it operates. Right now, the curriculum can be geared to very high performing STEM kids. That would have to be changed if less academically prepared students are admitted in place of those who are better prepared.