Standardized tests ‘rooted in white supremacy,’ teachers union president says

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“The way in which, you know, we think about learning and think about achievement is really and truly based on testing, which at best is junk science rooted in white supremacy,” Stacy Davis Gates said

Gates made the comments when asked by the black radio station WVON 1690 to respond to criticism about asking for pay raises despite low student achievement. The union wants a “In math, 19% of Chicago third through eighth graders were proficient,” based on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness test. Massachusetts Institute of Technology recognized this. The elite college suspended its use of standardized tests in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19 disruptions, but reinstated it in 2022.Dean Stuart Schmill said these students “do not attend schools that offer advanced coursework, cannot afford expensive enrichment opportunities, cannot expect lengthy letters of recommendation from their overburdened teachers, or are otherwise hampered by educational inequalities.

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