Here is the original opinion piece upon which the posted editorial is based:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opini...al-math/2012/05/25/gJQAlZRYqU_story.html

here is a piece about the demographics for the class of 2016: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...ons-data/2012/04/17/gIQA6RdtOT_blog.html

Here is another piece, which is interesting mainly because it shows that the change in admissions policy hasn't changed the number of under-served minorities who get into the school: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/class-struggle/2011/02/americas_best_high_school_soft.html