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Lawmakers push for gifted programs to be more widespread in NYC schools
The move to expand the program comes as mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani calls to eliminate the offering for kindergartners.
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Jessica Gould
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NYC public schools open applications for new gifted and talented programs for students
In April, Mayor Eric Adams announced that he was adding another 100 spots to the 2,400 seats in the kindergarten gifted and talented program, and creating a third-grade option for an initial 1,000 students.
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Sophia Chang
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NYC to expand gifted and talented program for kindergarten and 3rd grade students
"This is a big, long-sought win for parents, families, and students across our city, especially in underserved districts,” Mayor Adams said. "We're giving every child in every zip code the chance that's been denied too often."
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Sophia Chang
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De Blasio Vows To Replace NYC Schools' Segregated Gifted & Talented Program
Students currently enrolled can complete the program.
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Jessica Gould
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Without Testing, Gifted Programs Admit Preschoolers From Wider Swath Of NYC
Education officials say more 4-year-olds from low income communities were offered seats to the controversial, accelerated programs.
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Jessica Gould
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NYC Will Use Teacher Interviews Of 4-Year-Olds For Gifted & Talented Program Admissions
Instead of a standardized test, an educator will administer a questionnaire to children whose parents have expressed interest.
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Sophia Chang
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Gifted & Talented Test For 4-Year-Olds In Jeopardy As Contract Is Voted Down
With the failure to renew the Pearson contract, it was not immediately clear what the city will do to hold the G&T test in April.
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Sophia Chang
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City Will Offer Gifted & Talented Test To Four-Year-Old Students One Last Time
"We'll go forward. But we will not be providing that test in the future," de Blasio said.
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David Cruz
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Why Are NYC Parents So Upset At The Idea Of Scrapping 'Gifted And Talented' Programs?
Just 1 percent of NYC’s public school students—about 16,000 of 1.1 million—are currently enrolled in gifted classrooms.
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Emily Shwake
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Testing Company Made Yet Another Scoring Error On Gifted And Talented Tests
After initially downgrading the test percentiles for about 2,700 students, it appears another 305 students got higher scores than they'd been told to begin with.
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Rebecca Fishbein
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