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Merit-Based Admissions To Vocational Schools Discriminate Against Racial Minorities, Disabled, Immigrants, and Poor Kids, Massachusetts State Legislators Say

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Merit-Based Admissions To Vocational Schools Discriminate Against Racial Minorities, Disabled, Immigrants, and Poor Kids, Massachusetts State Legislators Say

Using grades, attendance, disciplinary record, and interviews to evaluate eighth-graders applying to selective regional vocational high schools discriminates against "students of color," "students with a disability," "English language learners," and "economically disadvantaged students," members of the Gateway Cities Legislative Caucus say. Instead,

lock-1 By Matt McDonald