“Philly’s Elite High Schools Have an Equity Problem, and a Controversial New Admissions Policy Makes It Worse”

“The most fundamental problems with the new policy are that (a) it was hashed out in a backroom and rolled out with no public engagement, warning, or input; and (b) the rigid criteria on which it is based undermine the equity goals that the district says it is promoting,” writes School District parent and graduate Sozi Pedro Tulante in the Philadelphia Inquirer.