Gavin Newsom dodges SAT question as 1000+ UC professors warn college students can’t do basic math

New York Post ^ | Annie Gaus Published Aug. 19, 2026 | Annie Gaus Published Aug. 19, 2026

[nickcarraway]

Gov. Gavin Newsom refused to take a position on a raging debate over standardized testing in University of California admissions — dismissing as “anecdotes” the alarming reports from college professors about students who can’t do basic math.

The governor was asked at a Wednesday press conference in Hayward about an open letter from more than 1,200 UC professors, including Nobel prize winners and leading scientists, who warned of a “severe” crisis of incoming freshman who are unable to even do fractions, forcing educators to dumb down Calculus and other advanced courses.

“Show me the data,” Newsom said. “I have feelings about this; there’s anecdotes about this, but I want to see the data,” he said. The UC San Diego Senate-Administration Working Group last year found a shocking 30-fold increase in college students who lacked basic math skills.

[nickcarraway]

Show me the data? What if it was compiled by someone who was educated in California?

[nickcarraway]

S-A-T. That’s how you spell the fluffy thing that meows, right?

[thegagline]

The SAT is racist. So are numbers, grammar, and the verb “to be.”

[nickcarraway]

It depends on what the meaning of is is.

[willk]

Students can’t do basic math. Hmm, I wonder if this is why the college professors are so easily able to brainwash them into thinking communism is good.

[reasonisfaith]

Did they happen to mention the low IQ of communism?

[eyeamok]

It’s only college math, why should the students know what what was taught in the 4th grade?

[Track9]

Dumb people don’t question democrats.

[Salman]

The public school system has been deliberately sabotaged for decades and nobody wants to admit it.

[albie]

That’s what Dems do best. Dodge, delay, cheat and lie. They’re time killers until election day

[Freedom4US]

Deny. Deny some more.
Then it will be “That’s not happening” combined with “And it’s good that it is!”

[SharpRightTurn]

“Show me the data”

A diversionary tactic by Gov. HairGel. I would be very surprised to hear that he doesn’t believe that everyone should receive a trophy (good grades and passing marks) just for enrolling in class. He probably can’t do basic math himself.

[Mark]

Teach them how to operate a drill and a hammer.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Jadarius has 15 bullets in his Pew-Pew. He shoots 4 people
at a child's burfday party. How many more burfday guests
can Jadarius shoot without reloading?

[kawhill]

960 out of 1600 was Gavin’s level, set it at that.

[ConservativeMind]

Answer: None. He shot his whole wad off.

[Fungi]

Dyslexic, lying, corrupt, adulterer whose only goal is power, never forget that.

[Texas Eagle]

Show me the data,” Newsom said. “I have feelings about this; there’s anecdotes about this, but I want to see the data,” he said

What good will that do? You can't even read, you dumbass.

[TTFX]

That would have been a great Trump tweet!

[Texas Eagle]

Heh, heh. Thank you. Maybe it will.