A total of 17 high schools in Virginia have been withholding National Merit Scholarship (NMS) award information from students and parents on the basis of equity, according to a New York Post op-ed by Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin. This battle between equity and merit is affecting the college futures of thousands of high-performing high school students in Virginia.
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A prestigious high school is allegedly failing to mark classes as honor on student's official transcripts, according to a report by Parents Defending Education.
Northern Virginia schools have admitted to withholding national merit awards as the governor calls for legislation to require notifications for such honors.