> It's absolutely mind-boggling that the administrators try to establish "equity" by pushing all students down

That is simply socialism 101 as portrayed in Rush' "The Trees":

   There is unrest in the forest
   There is trouble with the trees
   For the maples want more sunlight
   And the oaks ignore their pleas

   The trouble with the maples
   And they're quite convinced they're right
   They say the oaks are just too lofty
   And they grab up all the light
   But the oaks can't help their feelings
   If they like the way they're made
   And they wonder why the maples
   Can't be happy in their shade?

   There is trouble in the forest
   And the creatures all have fled
   As the maples scream, "oppression"
   And the oaks just shake their heads

   So the maples formed a union
   And demanded equal rights
   "The oaks are just too greedy
   We will make them give us light"
   Now there's no more oak oppression
   For they passed a noble law
   And the trees are all kept equal
   By hatchet
   Axe
   And saw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnC88xBPkkc