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Philly schools changed special admissions process in the name of equity, but some parents say it’s penalizing kids

Nerves are raw for thousands of families with children who hope to attend criteria-based middle and high schools as the deadline for the school selection process approaches.

Donna Bullock, a Pennsylvania state representative and parent of an eighth grader at Carver High School of Engineering and Science, says changes to the Philadelphia School District's special admissions policy are not well-thought-out and will harm children.
Donna Bullock, a Pennsylvania state representative and parent of an eighth grader at Carver High School of Engineering and Science, says changes to the Philadelphia School District's special admissions policy are not well-thought-out and will harm children.Read moreTim Tai / File Photograph