New York City is changing its admission system for hundreds of middle and high schools, officials said Friday in announcing one of the most significant steps the nation s largest school system has taken in years to address racial segregation. Mayor Bill de Blasio said the city is suspending academic merit-based screening for its selective middle schools for at least a year, partly because the coronavirus pandemic has scrambled test, attendance and grading data that the schools have used to grant admission to top-performing elementary school kids. It wouldn t be fair for schools to rely on two-year-old data about children so young, Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza said. Instead, a lottery would be used when schools have more applicants than available seats.
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