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  • Big Money Enters Debate Over Race and Admissions at Stuyvesant

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    Follow the money they typically say. Ronald S. Lauder, the billionaire cosmetics heir, and Richard D. Parsons, the former chairman of Citigroup, have for decades had their hands in New York City affairs. Mr. Lauder ran a failed bid for mayor and successfully led a campaign for term limits for local elected officials. Mr. Parsons…

  • Billionaire joins push to stop de Blasio’s high school admissions test plan

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    Powerful specialized high school alumni have now promised to put MILLIONS into lobbying against replacing the embattled 114 multiple-choice exam as the sole admissions criteria for these schools. Cosmetics tycoon Ron Lauder is bankrolling a multimillion-dollar effort to stop Mayor Bill de Blasio from eliminating the admissions test to the city’s top high schools, sources told…

  • High-Stakes Standardized Testing Supporter: Eric Adams

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    Name: Eric AdamsBallotpedia: https://ballotpedia.org/Eric_Adams_(New_York) Phone: 718-802-3700 Brooklyn President Eric Adams now advocates for keeping the SHSAT exam as the sole admission’s criteria in New York City specialized high schools. Mr. Eric Adams is running for mayor in 2021 and is currently funding raising for this purpose. At first, Mr. Adams was AGAINST the SHSAT high-stakes…