They now make up 70 percent of students in the city's public schools, but less than 10 percent in the specialized high schools. One of the graduates of a specialized school - Stuyvesant High School -- is Democratic Congresswoman Grace Meng, who represents the borough of Queens. "Far too many of our City's elementary and middle school students are being left behind. "The mayor's decision to distract from the harsh realities of the New York City school system by proposing these changes is not only wrong, it is shortsighted." "Our mayor is pitting minority against minority, which is really, really messed up, to put it nicely."