{"id":3344,"date":"2021-12-21T00:15:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T05:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scoopnewsusa.com\/?p=3344"},"modified":"2021-12-20T11:18:47","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T16:18:47","slug":"philadelphia-city-council-host-virtual-meeting-about-new-process-for-criteria-based-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scoopnewsusa.com\/philadelphia-city-council-host-virtual-meeting-about-new-process-for-criteria-based-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Philadelphia City Council host virtual meeting about new process for criteria based schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> < 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><body>\n<p>In a virtual hearing held on December 15th, council members, administrators, educators, community leaders, and parents weighed in on the new policy for Criteria Based Schools proposed by the Philadelphia School District. In an effort to achieve equity, the school system has instituted a policy that, though meant to overhaul the admissions policy for criteria-based schools, has seemingly done just the opposite. Again, the Philadelphia School District has negatively affected at-risk students and communities\u2026 stacking the deck against them with this policy. The changes to the admissions process were announced one day before the seven-week application window opened for prospective students.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Councilmember David Oh introduced a resolution authorizing the hearing citing a lack of transparency and public dialogue from the school district. The overhauled admissions process utilizes a central, computerized lottery system with a weighted preference for students from select zip codes designated as underrepresented or disadvantaged. Additionally, personal essays are evaluated and graded by a \u201cMI Write\u201d computer program. These changes come after the district announced it will no longer consider standardized test scores in the admissions process.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>**********<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you for reading Lorraine Lavender-Sams\u2019 article on scoopnewsusa.com. For more on \u201cPhiladelphia City Council host virtual meeting about new process for criteria based schools\u201d, please subscribe to SCOOP USA Media. Print subscriptions are $75 and online subscriptions (Print, Digital, and VIZION) are $90. (52 weeks \/ 1 year).<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a virtual hearing held on December 15th, council members, administrators, educators, community leaders, and parents weighed in on the new policy for Criteria Based Schools proposed by the Philadelphia School District. 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