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 […]
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Organization slams Boston use of its test for exam school admission
THE COMPANY RESPONSIBLE for the test used to determine admission to Boston’s three exam schools says it will no longer make the test available to the district because it was being misused in ways that might be contributing to lower acceptance rates for minority students at the selective-admission schools. The president of Education Records Bureau, […]