The #SHSAT exposes inequity; it doesn't cause it. Some would rather kick Asian students out of Stuyvesant High School & declare 'victory' than teach Black students math. Todd Kaminsky SenatorJoeAddabbo Senator Shelley Mayer Toby Ann Stavisky John C. Liu @SenSeanRyan Senator Alexis Weik John Brooks Sen. Stewart-Cousins

Even if SCOTUS bans the use of race in admissions next year, racial discrimination will still continue hidden underground. The best weapons we have against racism are STANDARDIZED TESTS! Keep NY State's Hecht-Calandra Act & the #SHSAT!!

.John C. Liu: "Everyone wants to see different test results, but if the education system does not change, the results will not change." NYC Public Schools: Prepare our students for high school! New York Senate Dems: Keep the #SHSAT that holds the city accountable! worldjournal.com/wj/story/12138…

Colorblindness is misused here. We ALL see color. (except for the few % visually impaired). The question is what we do with that information. We must NOT lazily invoke stereotypes as a proxy to prejudge based on color. We MUST look deeper, past color, to judge worthiness.

"LOOKS LIKE": Harvard University becoming mostly Asian & white under meritocratic admissions would reveal the truth in K-12 education and enable us to make interventions as necessary.

Yiatin Chu WM Aren't they wide open already? You do well on a test, you get in. That's it. That's about as open as possible.

AM Bichotte’s SHSAT attack is front page of Chinese papers today. We haven’t heard from sitting electeds. Will you pls reiterate your support to #KeepSHSAT and HC. John C. Liu Toby Ann Stavisky Senator Iwen Chu William Colton Ed Braunstein Ron T. Kim Assemblymember Grace Lee 李榮恩 Assemblyman Lester Chang

Yiatin Chu John C. Liu Toby Ann Stavisky Senator Iwen Chu William Colton Ed Braunstein Ron T. Kim Assemblymember Grace Lee 李榮恩 There’s no doubt in my mind that SHSAT needs to be protected and be kept in place.

Yiatin Chu John C. Liu Toby Ann Stavisky Senator Iwen Chu William Colton Ed Braunstein Ron T. Kim Assemblymember Grace Lee 李榮恩 Assemblyman Lester Chang .Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, standardized tests expose inequities in education. Getting rid of tests to cull Asians at Stuyvesant High School only covers up the needs of your district's children to be better prepared for a rigorous high school.

Jean @CarlHeastie #meritocracy

“Senator Liu has been defending this test for many years and will continue to defend it in the future. He does not expect any changes in the SHSAT test.” Thank you John C. Liu for defending #SHSAT and upholding Hecht-Calandra. worldjournal.com/wj/story/12138…

Defending #SHSAT is NOT enough! NYC Public Schools is lying to families: For example Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn's Walt Whitman MS is PASSING 89% of their students, but 83% of them are FAILING NY state standards in math. No wonder they expect to get into Bronx Science. John C. Liu PLEASE investigate!!!

So many parents tell their kids, "Just do well in school." But they don't realize that that is such a LOW BAR: lower than the state's minimum proficiency standards. Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani let's raise expectations, and our children will rise to the challenge! John C. Liu

Standardized tests level the playing field for Equity: "Perhaps the best use of [standardized tests] is to identify those with strong intellectual abilities ..." Watch: youtube.com/clip/UgkxaL4TJ…

I don't think they were giving away free math or #SHSAT prep books!

The New York times has just published a story supporting standardized testing. Thread

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PS25 in Bklyn D16 has just 55 kids in the entire school. Class sizes ranged from 6-18 kids for past 6 years, w/declining enrollment. With low student to teacher ratio and funding at $45K per student, only 1/3 are grade level proficient in reading and math. The problem is NOT

Segregation is admitting students based on race. Therefore school choice forbids segregation.