After months of heated public discourse and deliberation, the Boston School Committee approved the latest round of changes to exam school admissions.

“There is no perfect policy, but we think these changes will lead to a system that is overall clearer and more stable,” said BPS Superintendent Mary Skipper, introducing the proposal for a vote at Wednesday night’s school committee meeting. “Our goal remains the same, to create an equitable, predictable and stable policy that students and families can easily navigate and understand.”

After five years straight of tweaking and re-tweaking the exam school admissions policy, BPS officials began to seek a more long-term solution over the summer and put forth a proposal in September.

The newly approved policy will go into effect immediately for

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