# Lowell returns to merit based admissions

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lowell-returns-to-merit-based-admissions/973434>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Tags:** breaking-news\
**Created:** [October 18, 2022, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lowell-returns-to-merit-based-admissions/973434 "2022-10-18T15:13:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![damuriajashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac8455/32.png) [@damuriajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/damuriajashi)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lowell-returns-to-merit-based-admissions/973434/1 "2022-10-18T15:13:20Z")

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Previously posted in an incorrect forum

> **[San Francisco School Board Votes to Return Elite High School to Merit-Based...](https://news.yahoo.com/san-francisco-school-board-votes-132508142.html)**
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> The San Francisco school board voted 4-3 Wednesday night to return Lowell High School to a merit-based admissions system, two years after it switched to a lottery system.

tldr. Lowell (a San Francisco based magnet school) changed its admissions to a lottery system during the pandemic and then kept the admissions system in place to promote diversity. Every member of an extremely progressive school board that was eligible for recall was recalled… in San Francisco…in large part for being too progressive… in San Francisco.

They recently voted to reinstate merit based admissions over the objections of the superintendent.

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**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lowell-returns-to-merit-based-admissions/973434/2 "2022-10-18T15:19:41Z")

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Is this supposed to be breaking news information, or are you looking for commentary? Because if you’re looking for commentary, MPSIMS is probably not the right place for this. If you’re NOT looking for commentary, I’m not sure why you posted this controversial item.

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**Author:** ![damuriajashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac8455/32.png) [@damuriajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/damuriajashi)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lowell-returns-to-merit-based-admissions/973434/3 "2022-10-18T15:53:49Z")

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I’m not sure I saw it posted anywhere.

It popped up on my feed because they recently had their open house and it got pretty busy:

> **[With merit-based admissions back at Lowell, prospective students flood open...](https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/Lowell-admission-school-17494875.php)**
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> Despite more than two years of controversy and upheaval — over accusations of racism, a...

So where do you think I should post a link to a news story without much commentary?

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**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lowell-returns-to-merit-based-admissions/973434/4 "2022-10-18T15:57:39Z")

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> [@damuriajashi](#):
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> So where do you think I should post a link to a news story without much commentary?

I am going to assume by this that you meant this as a breaking news story. I will add a breaking news tag to the thread. Note to all that the normal breaking news rules apply (i.e. no political jabs, please).

Those who wish to discuss the politics involved may prefer to open their own thread in P&E or GD.