Are exam schools really an academic promised land?
Studies suggest students don’t do any better by attending ‘elite’ academies
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AFTER MONTHS OF debate amid heightened attention to racial justice issues, the Boston School Committee approved sweeping changes on Wednesday night to admission rules for the city’s three selective-entry 7-12 grade exam schools aimed at increasing diversity in their student populations. The school committee voted to revamp admission standards in a way that will have(...)