SAN FRANCISCO—Schools in San Francisco are taking away the option of merit-based admission to high schools this year in favor of a lottery system, since merit-based grading has been halted amid COVID-19.
Students are getting a pass or fail grade—whether one is an A-student or a D-student, it’s simply a “pass.” That’s making high-achieving Lowell High School hard put to admit new students based on academic achievement.
