Admissions Quotas for Loyalists

The article criticizes a city council proposal (Restler–Williams Excellence and Integration Plan) that would replace an objective, statute‑protected exam (the SHSAT) with subjective criteria and restricted discovery rules; that tracks the existing idea about using admissions rules as a political/loyalty lever — here the actor (city councilmembers), the instrument (admissions criteria / repeal of the Hecht‑Calandra Act), and the intended redistribution of seats map directly to the 'quotas/loyalists' frame.

“Universities allocate seats through a quota system favoring regime loyalists, sometimes up to 70 percent in certain disciplines.”