Admissions policy at Mass. vocational schools target of new federal civil rights complaint
Vocational and technical high schools across Massachusetts unjustly exclude students from disadvantaged communities by using a selective criteria a...
February 4, 2023
3:26 AM
Vocational and technical high schools across Massachusetts unjustly exclude students from disadvantaged communities by using a selective criteria admissions system, a federal complaint filed Thursday with the U.S. Department of Education alleges.The Vocational Education Justice Coalition, a group comprised of community and civil rights advocates, argues the schools use criteria such as grades, attendance and interviews that makes the admissions process resemble those used at 'selective' private schools.
Samuele Petruccelli