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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…

  • 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…

  • Stuyvesant’s Admissions-Test Backers Hire Lobbyist

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    How your government actually works… Stanley Ng, one of the founders of the “Scholastic Merit Fund,” said Thursday it had raised $25,000 this fall and hopes to raise $100,000 by January to protect the 1971 law that mandates the admissions test for at least three of the eight specialized high schools. […] The fund hired…