One Elite High School’s Struggle Over Admissions

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A bitter debate about the criteria for enrolling students at Lowell, in California, has echoes of the soul-searching happening across the U.S. education system.

Guest: Jay Caspian Kang (https://www.nytimes.com/by/jay-caspian-kang?smid=pc-thedaily), a writer for Times Opinion and The New York Times Magazine; and Jessica Cheung (https://www.nytimes.com/by/jessica-cheung?smid=pc-thedaily), a senior audio producer for The Daily.

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The decision to replace Lowell High School’s admission process with a lottery system (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/17/us/san-francisco-school-board-parents.html) was a key factor at play in a recall election in February that ousted three members of San Francisco’s school board.
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