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Don’t be fooled by race-hustling school ‘reformers’ who ignore mass illiteracy

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Post Editorial Board. (2026, October 30). Don’t be fooled by race-hustling school ‘reformers’ who ignore mass illiteracy. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/30/opinion/dont-be-fooled-by-lefty-school-reformers-who-ignore-mass-illiteracy/

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The article criticizes political figures and educators for focusing on racial integration in New York City schools while neglecting high illiteracy rates among black and Latino students, with only 15% of NYC school children being white. It highlights events such as a town hall hosted by Nikole Hannah-Jones and a podcast forum led by David Banks, both advocating for changes like ending merit-based admissions at specialized high schools rather than addressing the underlying educational failures. The author argues that these efforts are distractions from the real issue of underperforming K-8 education in the city.

Written by AI on 2026-11-01, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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As of October 30, 2026, the New York Post criticized left-leaning education advocates for focusing on racial integration and opposing merit-based admissions at elite high schools while ignoring widespread academic failures among black and Latino students in New York City. The editorial notes that only 15% of NYC public school students are white (and this percentage is declining), yet the focus remains on integrating these predominantly minority schools rather than addressing poor literacy and math skills, with nearly 60% of black students unable to read or perform basic math. Critics like Nikole Hannah-Jones and former Chancellor David Banks advocate for integration efforts despite past failures, while current Chancellor Kamar Samuels aims to prioritize teaching over policy changes. The article suggests that such focus on integration diverts attention from the actual needs of struggling students.

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City schools keep churning out black and Latino kids who can barely read or do math — yet the lefty race-obsessed political class cares only about meaningless “integration” and applying quotas at elite high schools. asserted

class → churn → schools

First, Nikole Hannah-Jones dropped a New York Times essay blaming segregation for public-school failures visited upon her daughter, the very same critique she offered before she bungled the girl’s education. asserted

she → drop → education

Cue the bogus-reform blob’s rush to demand formal plans to integrate a system where only 15% of kids (and falling) are Anglo whites, leading to last week’s Hannah-Jones-hosted town hall that dragged schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels for instead trying to focus on teaching. asserted

that → cue → teaching

This week, ex-Chancellor David Banks hosted a live podcast forum demanding an end to merit-based admissions at the city’s specialized high schools. asserted

Banks → host → schools

Pandering to the excuse-makers, Banks claimed he urged then-mayor Eric Adams to ditch the test-in standard for five elite schools — but Adams refused to cave. asserted

Adams → pander → schools

But why obsess about a few specialized high schools while turning a blind eye to the nearly 60% of black kids in city schools who can’t even read or do basic math? asserted

who → obsess → math

Somehow, redistributing school placements on the basis of skin color must come first. asserted

redistributing → redistribute → color

This is nothing but a low distraction from the hard truth: fixing NYC’s failing K-8 schools requires real, long-term work and commitment that will take years to bear fruit. asserted

that → fix → fruit

That timeline is far too long for race-hustling elites and politicians desperate for a quick headline. asserted

timeline → hustle → headline

So they push fast (fake) fixes instead, such as scrapping merit-based tests and everything else that can expose how many minority kids the system is failing to educate. asserted

system → push → kids

They don’t dare call out the powerful teachers union and the progressive-claptrap crowd that have actually ruined public education. asserted

that → dare → education

That would be pointing the finger too close to home. asserted

That → point → home

Don’t be fooled by race-hustling school ‘reformers’ who ignore mass illiteracy

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