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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]“Having access to a strong high school program is paramount for students as they face an ever-changing world,” Liana Loewus, the managing editor of education at U.S. News & World Report, said in a press release. “Making data on our high schools available helps parents ensure their child is in the educational environment that best sets them up to thrive.”

The slide in the rankings for Thomas Jefferson High School comes after it changed its admissions process.

In 2020, Fairfax County’s school board voted to overhaul the admissions process to eliminate some testing requirements and implement an essay lottery system in a bid to increase the number of black and Hispanic students attending the school.

But the changes resulted in a substantially lower level of Asian students being admitted to the school. [/quote]
Combined with the decrease in Asian student strength, TJ admissions has no way of determining the caliber of Asian students admitted, having eliminated the merit-based assessment tests. If the academic caliber of the incoming class is being gambled  with, it shouldn't surprise anyone when the ranking falls from 1st to 14th and beyond.  [/quote]

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