Massachusetts Legislature’s Education Committee Recommends Bill That Would Replace Merit-Based Admissions For Vocational Schools With Blind Lottery

A Massachusetts state legislative committee has voted to recommend a bill that would replace merit-based admissions at public vocational high schools with a blind lottery, supporters of the bill said. The Joint Education on Committee of the Massachusetts Legislature reported the bill out of committee, according to a press release Thursday, February 15 from Vocational Education Justice Coalition, which maintains that using grades, attendance, disciplinary record, and guidance counselor recommend

A Massachusetts state legislative committee has voted to recommend a bill that would replace merit-based admissions at public vocational high schools with a blind lottery, supporters of the bill said. The Joint Education on Committee of the Massachusetts Legislature reported the bill out of committee, according to a press release Thursday, February 15 from Vocational Education Justice Coalition, which maintains that using grades, attendance, disciplinary record, and guidance counselor recommend…