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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Trump made many life long Republicans vote for Biden. This nonsense has made me - a life long Democrat think about the Republican party. Or should I try to push for more moderate Democrats who believe in merit and less pandering? Quite a struggle. [/quote]

There were many factors at play when they change the admissions.  Curie was only part of it.  Declining number of applicants, a very concentrated number of feeder schools, issues with the school itself including burnout and some toxicity, and more.  There were also larger issues at play, including the changes in admissions at Maggie Walker and Stuy.

As a moderate (former Republican now Independent) who believes in meritocracy and also in the benefit in higher education of diversity instead of insularity (I have also seen these benefits at various jobs I've had), I think the changes are a step in the right direction.  With some additional modifications, I think the change will benefit students at TJ and at all the regions' high schools.  [/quote]

Today's GOP is run by White Nationalists who don't have any regard for the best interests of the Asian community but will gladly use them for their own ends.[/quote]

How about Democrats acknowledge and address the Asian American voice instead?  Pointing at the GOP and saying they are worse doesn't inspire any confidence that Democrats actually care about Asian American issues.

It'd be one thing if TJ was an isolated issue, but it feels like every magnet school with an Asian majority was targeted, from California to Philadelphia to New York.

Stuyvesant in particular is galling considering how poor Asians are in NYC and how many of the top URMs get scouted for free rides to the privates.  Well, yeah, if the top URMs are going to privates then the racial balance at your magnet schools will suffer.  If Asian kids aren't allowed to be a majority at Stuyvesant then under what scenario are Asians allowed to do well?

You can't help but feel Democrats do not like seeing Asians do well.[/quote]

I was on board with the Democrats' vision until they Epsteined the whole concept of equity and social justice.  It went from being this idea that was innocent, untouchable, and which heralded a more promising future, to something that was exploited for selfish, perverse, and illegal reasons.[/quote]

well said...cynical weaponization of equity for self serving reasons. [/quote]

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