Tag: senate
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Liu: No quick fix to specialized high schools entrance exam
Senator John Liu showed his hand and hinted that he plans to kill any SHSAT reform by languishing the decision in committee over the next few years. State Sen. John Liu said at City & State’s Education Summit on Thursday that he doesn’t expect any major changes to come out of Albany for at least…
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High-Stakes Standardized Testing Supporter: John Liu
Name: John LiuSenate Link: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/john-c-liuBallotpedia: https://ballotpedia.org/John_LiuPhone: 718-765-6675 Senator John Liu is a supporter of keeping the SHSAT exam as the SOLE measure of merit for admissions to Specialized High Schools. Senator Liu leads the Democrat Senate NYC Education committee. Which means he gets to decide what NYC education bills are brought to the Senate floor.…
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High-Stakes Standardized Testing Supporter: Andrew Gounardes
Name: Andrew GounardesSenate Link: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/andrew-gounardesBallotpedia: https://ballotpedia.org/Andrew_S._GounardesPhone: (718) 238-6044 Senator Andrew Gounardes defends the use of the single SHSAT multiple-choice test as the SOLE measure of a student’s ability without any reservation. Senator Gounardes has a classic “Resource Hoarding” position. His constituents are over-represented by the exam, hence he defends it. Senator Gounardes also claims the typical “the…
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High-Stakes Standardized Testing Supporter: Toby Ann Stavisky
Name: Toby Ann Stavisky Senate Link: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/toby-ann-stavisky Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toby_Ann_Stavisky Ballotpedia: https://ballotpedia.org/Toby_Ann_Stavisky Phone: 718-939-0195 Senator Stavisky is the ranking member on the Democrat Senate’s Education Committee. She’s also a vocal proponent of keeping the SHSAT exam as the SOLE measure of merit for access to Specialized High Schools. Her son’s lobbying firm also recently took a…