One of the things New England is known for is its great professional sports teams.
The Boston Red Sox have won the World Series nine times, the New England Patriots have won six Super Bowls (all in the 21st century), the Boston Celtics have won 17 National Basketball Association championships, and the Boston Bruins have won six Stanley Cups. The Patriots are tied with the Pittsburgh Steelers for the most Super Bowl wins, the Celtics have the most NBA titles, and no Major League Baseball team other than the Red Sox has won at least four World Series titles in the 21st century (2004, 2007, 2013, and 2018).
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, vocational schools ought to make admission random, they told Governor Maura Healey.
