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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm voting for some combination of Lander / Mamdani (and probably also Adrienne Adams) despite their wishy-washiness about selective schools, because I think they're savvy enough to realize that the SHSAT is the third rail of NYC politics and not worth taking on (heck, Mamdani attended Bronx Science and his dad is a celebrated academic), and I think they're going to have enough other stuff to deal with to not want to waste political capital on that particular fight.

I also worry Cuomo would be willing to give in on stuff like removing LGBT+ material from classrooms, or - even worse - letting ICE into schools; there are scarier things looming in the next few years than de-emphasizing testing in high school admissions.

Some of this confidence comes from past experience living in Connecticut, when Ned Lamont came in in 2019 with a very modest plan to regionalize public schools and it completely blew up in his face - if it hadn't been for COVID it would have probably made him a one-term governor. I also saw the amount of backlash among parents to that small delay in simply renewing the SHSAT contract.

But basically, while I don't agree with them on schools, I don't expect that disagreement to matter much over the next few years, and there are other areas I agree with them that probably will matter a lot more.[/quote]

As someone who has been involved in G&T/SHS advocacy, I disagree that the SHSAT is considered a third rail. For far left pols like Lander it's how they get their base riled up. They are ideologically motivated and use it as a distraction from bread and butter issues. I agree with you that there are scarier things looming, but these LWNJ pols like to spend time on virtue signaling and shaming instead of addressing issues that voters actually care about.[/quote]

100% agree. The far lefties will destroy anything good that's left in NYC public schools and bankrupt the city. I will not be voting for a candidate who does not support the SHSAT/G&T. I usually vote for whomever PLACE endorses (asterisk: as long as they aren't too crazy right wing).[/quote]

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