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“#Gifted and Talented programs helped me, de Blasio taking away hope” Mediocrity has been the hallmark of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s nearly eight-year tenure at City Hall and he is leaving that mark on the city’s public school system. With 85 days left in office, he announced that he is phasing out the city’s Gifted…
“#Pro-accelerated learning parent group co-endorses Andrew Yang” A pro-accelerated learning parent group co-endorsed Andrew Yang on Friday after he vowed to expand academic opportunities for gifted kids — and called for a more tailored program based on multiple objective measures rather than a single test. Parent Leaders for Accelerated Curriculum and Education, which supports Gifted…
“#Mayoral candidates a very mixed bag on fixing NYC’s public schools” Mayoral candidate Maya Wiley leads the pack when it comes to hypocrisy on education. As co-chair of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s advisory panel on school diversity, Wiley pushed for ending the city’s Gifted and Talented programs, the specialized high schools entrance exam and all…
“#Where 2021 NYC mayoral candidates send their kids to school” As co-chair of the mayor’s School Diversity Advisory Group, Maya Wiley advocated to end the city’s Gifted and Talented program, the specialized high-school exam and all admission “screens” — calling them racially discriminatory. “There should be no discriminatory admissions policies, period,” Wiley, the mayor’s former…
“#DOE not tracking remote kids learning from out of town” The Department of Education isn’t tracking how many remote learners are living out of town — and one city official wants answers. Arguing that they shouldn’t occupy spots in DOE schools, Queens City Councilman Robert Holden asked City Hall for an accounting of the issue…
“#DOE announces new Gifted and Talented admission system” The city on Wednesday unveiled a hybrid lottery-questionnaire system to select kids for admission to Gifted and Talented programs next year to replace basing entry on a single test — a move that critics say will only reward aggressive parents and not increase diversity. The plan will…
“#Staten Island borough president removes appointee for Gifted and Talent vote” Staten Island Borough President James Oddo sacked his appointee to a city education panel after he defiantly voted against the Gifted and Talented test. Oddo said that his representative to the Panel for Educational Policy, Peter Calandrella, had pledged to vote yes in an…
“#De Blasio hates gifted schooling because it exposes his failures” As things weren’t tumultuous enough for Gotham’s parents, the Department of Education announced Tuesday night that this year’s test for the city’s coveted Gifted & Talented programs would be the last. The academic year has been disastrous. Remote learning is lousy, and as The Post…
“#De Blasio is trying to kill gifted-and-talented education” After years of hemming and hawing, Mayor de Blasio is pulling the plug on Gifted and Talented testing of 4-year-olds — a program begun under Mayor Michael Bloomberg — as he’s departing City Hall. De Blasio says this will be the last year the Department of Education…
“#NYC DOE to scrap Gifted and Talented test after this year” The Department of Education ended the suspense around the city’s accelerated Gifted and Talented program Tuesday night, announcing that the single-test entry system will end after this year. Parents have been clamoring for answers on the coveted programs that admit kids based on standardized…