Besides higher education, the radical left have canceled the objective admission tests in America’s elite high schools, and made changes on many gifted/ magnet programs across the nation. Hardworking Asian and other Americans are increasingly victimized by such radical policies.
Key Facts
Democrats in New York City sought admissions test reforms due to perceived Asian overrepresentation, while authorities in cities like Boston and San Francisco canceled objective tests for racial equity. Montgomery County saw a significant decline in Asian enrollment in Gifted and Talented Programs, prompting other states to introduce similar policies to address disparities.
In New York City, the Democrats have made multiple attempts to “reform” its admissions test system of its elite specialized high schools, claiming “too many Asians”.
In the wake of the George Floyd tragedy, authorities in several of the nation’s elite high schools, including Boston Exam Schools, Lowell High School of San Francisco, and Thomas Jefferson High School in Fairfax County, Virginia, canceled the objective admissions tests, in order to achieve racial equity.
Starting in 2016, the school district of Montgomery County, Maryland, “reformed” its Gifted and Talented Programs. Since then, the Asian enrollment in these programs dropped dramatically, by 20% each year from 2016 to 2019.
Driven by the racial equity ideology, New York, Washington, and other states followed the step and introduced policies to wash down gifted programs.
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