the sats
Unfortunately, because grades are up to the descretion of teachers, acutally avoiding standardized tests ends up with more racist outcomes.
I think it’s the tests, not that there are tests, that is criticized.
Out of curiosity, what’s wrong with the tests? I’m not american

Caveats that I took the tests in rural town in the Midwest over a decades ago and didn’t think I saw anything unexpected for what it was trying to do: This is not first hand knowledge.

Past versions have been found to have questions that rely heavily on knowledge that wouldn’t be obtained during standard primary education. The worst I’d heard about was knots used while boating. If you’re privileged enough to have that exposure, you’re failing that one. No other reason to expect it there, so no reason to learn that.