To Nations collapse. Removing standardized tests allows for full racial discrimination. Because test scores are colorblind And based on meritocracy and that got in the way of keeping whites (and soon Asians) out of the best schools.
It also allows the perpetual victimhood of some to be rewarded- “were not dumb were just marginalized“.
Standardized testing was adopted to level the playing field. Rich alumni were getting their kids into elite schools over better qualified kids from working- and middle-class families. Berkely did a study which demonstrated that standardized tests benefitted minorities who got a poor education in public schools. Naturally, Berkely did away with standardized testing (even as an option). P.S., Minneapolis has not had a Republican mayor since the 1950s. This year, murder and car-jackings have gone way up, but de-centering Whiteness is Priority One.