on august 7 2015 kimba m wood of federal district court in manhattan ruled that the alst the latest rendition of the pearsonnew york state education department literacy test for teacher certification candidates does not discriminate against minority group members judge rules latest pearsonnysed test does not discriminate so far my students are left facing a quandary if they dont spend thousands of dollars to get educated they wont end up earning the money they need to afford a middle class lifestyle but if they borrow the thousands of dollars for an education theyll end up spending their careers burdened by debt my students dont need more debt