School committee votes to suspend exam school tests for one year

After a marathon session that lasted into the early morning hours, the Boston School Committee voted to drop the admissions test for the city's exam schools for one year.

THE STATE’S SEVEN-DAY AVERAGE ISUP 70% IN THE LAST MONTHANTOINETTE: BREAKING OVERNIGHT,BOSTON SCHOOLS ARE MAKINGANOTHER BIG CHANGE IN LIGHT OFTHE PANDEMIC.AFTER A MARATHON SESSION THATLASTED INTO THE EARLY MORNINGHOURS, THE BOSTON SCHOCOMMITTEE VOTED TO DROP THEADMISSIONS TEST FOR THE CITY’SEXAM SCHOOLS FOR ONE YEAR.ADMISSION WILL INSTEAD BE BASEDON A COMBINATION OF GRADES, MCASSCORES, AND ZIP CODES.DOZENS OF PARENTS OFFERED PUBL