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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I posit that the TJ Lottery is racist towards Blacks and Hispanics as well as Asians. The assumption seems to be that a lottery is the only way that they can get in.

They tried this in NYC as well with Stuyvesant, and this article elaborates one response towards it: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/05/dont-abolish-nyc-high-school-admission-test/589045/

"New York City has offered free test preparation to its students, some for low-income students, some for all......I am aware of no reports that black students did ample test prep and yet still failed to be admitted to any of New York’s eight selective public schools."

The board hasn't even chosen to explore this option, which essentially means that they are more concerned about the optics of the situation than about making lasting change.[/quote]

Who in the hell is going to pay for all that “free” tutoring?? The point is doing away with teach to the test, as American culture is NOT based on that. Hard to swallow, I know. [/quote]

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