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(K.R.) PANEL APPOINTED BY MAYOR DE BLASIO RECOMMENDS ENDING ALL PROGRAMS FOR THE GIFTED IN NYC SCHOOLS BECAUSE TOO MANY STUDENTS WHO QUALIFY ARE WHITE OR ASIAN
A School Diversity Advisory Group appointed by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is recommending that all public schools in the city end their programs for gifted and talented students because there are too many white and asian students in the programs.
Like many school systems around the country, New York places elementary and middle school students who score highly into the programs. Yet the city has come under criticism because, despite representing roughly 70% of the student body at city public schools, black and Hispanic students are disproportionately underrepresented in the gifted and talented programs; about 75% of students admitted are white or Asian.
While some lawmakers have proposed increasing gifted and talented classes in order to increase diversity, Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza has been skeptical.
"When you're talking about gifted and talented as a panacea, you're talking about further segregating children," Carranza said earlier this year.
The final decision is up to the mayor, whom, in response to pressure from activists, has called for an overhaul of admissions to address school segregation.
SOURCE:
https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-borough...c-public-schools-panel-recommends-ending-them
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/26/nyregion/gifted-programs-nyc-desegregation.html
(K.R.) PANEL APPOINTED BY MAYOR DE BLASIO RECOMMENDS ENDING ALL PROGRAMS FOR THE GIFTED IN NYC SCHOOLS BECAUSE TOO MANY STUDENTS WHO QUALIFY ARE WHITE OR ASIAN
A School Diversity Advisory Group appointed by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is recommending that all public schools in the city end their programs for gifted and talented students because there are too many white and asian students in the programs.
Like many school systems around the country, New York places elementary and middle school students who score highly into the programs. Yet the city has come under criticism because, despite representing roughly 70% of the student body at city public schools, black and Hispanic students are disproportionately underrepresented in the gifted and talented programs; about 75% of students admitted are white or Asian.
While some lawmakers have proposed increasing gifted and talented classes in order to increase diversity, Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza has been skeptical.
"When you're talking about gifted and talented as a panacea, you're talking about further segregating children," Carranza said earlier this year.
The final decision is up to the mayor, whom, in response to pressure from activists, has called for an overhaul of admissions to address school segregation.
SOURCE:
https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-borough...c-public-schools-panel-recommends-ending-them
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/26/nyregion/gifted-programs-nyc-desegregation.html