One Elite High School’s Struggle Over Admissions

<p>A bitter debate about the criteria for enrolling students at Lowell, in California, has echoes of the soul-searching happening across the U.S. education system.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/jay-caspian-kang?smid=pc-thedaily">Jay Caspian Kang</a>, a writer for Times Opinion and The New York Times Magazine; and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/jessica-cheung?smid=pc-thedaily">Jessica Cheung</a>, a senior audio producer for The Daily. </p><p>Want more from The Daily? For one big idea on the news each week from our team, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>The decision to<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/17/us/san-francisco-school-board-parents.html"> replace Lowell High School’s admission process with a lottery system</a> was a key factor at play in a recall election in February that ousted three members of San Francisco’s school board.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p>