If this debate were an SAT, Sonja Shaw just got a perfect score

Sonja Shaw called Wednesday for California to bring back standardized tests, and to use the results to improve education at every level.She wiped the floor with her Democrat opponent, Richard Barrera, in the one and only debate Wednesday for California superintendent of public instruction.Shaw, a Republican who led a parents’ revolt against woke ideology and transgenderism in Chino Hills, knows what she is talking about.The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now.

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Never miss a story She has a record of improving test scores and stabilizing enrollment in her district.Barrera opposes the use of the SAT and other admissions tests, because he claims the SAT “excludes students” from public colleges and universities.On the contrary — the SAT helps those students who deserve admission, and who can do the work required.California Post News: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, WhatsApp, LinkedInCalifornia Post Sports Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, XCalifornia Post Opinion California Post Newsletters: Sign up here!California Post App: Download here!Home delivery: Sign up here!Page Six Hollywood: Sign up here!Students who score lower on the SAT aren’t “excluded” from higher education, but they can be steered toward more appropriate schools.Right now, without the SAT, elite colleges are being forced to offer students remedial classes in fifth-grade math.That is why more than 1,000 UC professors have called for the SAT to return.

Shaw is on their side.Barrera accused the UC professors of adopting a harsh “sink or swim” attitude.Has he been on a campus in the last 20 years?Barrera, who is backed by teachers unions, said that he saw the role of superintendent as that of an “organizer,” whose job is to “build coalitions.” He said he wanted to be a “bridge” betwee...