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Boston Halts Advanced Learning Program Because Too Many Asian, White Students

Boston Halts Advanced Learning Program Because Too Many Asian, White Students
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Bill Pan
Bill Pan
Reporter
2/27/2021|Updated: 2/28/2021

Boston Public Schools (BPS) are halting a selective program for high-performing kids in grades four through six because of a lack of racial equality in the makeup of the student population, local media have reported.

The program, known as Advanced Work Classes (AWC), will be paused for a year, reported PBS-affiliate WGBH.
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
Reporter
Bill Pan is an Epoch Times reporter covering education issues and New York news.
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