Word: tested
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...Committee, the ruling board of Boston's public school system, will appeal the Nov. 19 federal court ruling declaring Boston Latin School's admissions policies unconstitutional. The policies based on test scores, grades and race were devised in consultation with Harvard Professors of Law Christopher F. Edley Jr. and Charles J. Ogletree...
McLauglin, a white student initially deniedadmission by Boston Latin, claimed blacks andHispanics with lower test scores and grades hadbeen admitted instead of her to fill racialquotas. The University of California v.Bakke decision had deemed racial quotasunconstitutional...
...consequently, next year, for the firsttime in 25 years, Boston Latin will admit studentsbased on test scores and grades alone. The twoother examination schools, Boston Latin Academyand John D. O'Bryant School for Mathematics andScience, will implement similar policies...
...first time in history, there are more haves than have-nots in the world population. The capitalist business system that brought this about is our art form. It is no surprise then that some of the most talented and motivated young people today are eager to test their mettle, to step forward along the path that will push them furthest towards excellence. Why shirk these bigger challenges, why dodge our weightiest responsibilities, why go the toothpick route...
...plagiarist, an influence peddler, an apologist for organized crime and a criminally negligent motorist. It reminded me of the story of the woman who visits a butcher shop, picks up a chicken and starts prodding and sniffing the bird. The butcher asks, "Lady--you could pass such a test...