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Education
fromNew York Daily News
2 days ago

Cuomo calls for more specialized high schools amid controversy over Mamdani education stance

Andrew Cuomo proposes expanding specialized high schools and gifted-and-talented programs in NYC, doubling specialized schools and increasing Queens specialized seats to 1,000.
New York City
fromNew York Daily News
1 week ago

Mamdani plan to scale back NYC gifted and talented program reignites simmering controversy

Zohran Mamdani pledged to end kindergarten admissions to New York City's Gifted and Talented program, triggering swift political backlash and competing expansion promises.
fromGothamist
1 week ago

Gifted and talented programs become flashpoint in NYC mayoral race

About 2,500 children out of the school system's more than 60,000 kindergartners are in gifted programs. "I continue to believe that it is incredibly important for us to deliver excellent quality public education for each and every New Yorker, and that for kindergartners, we should not have a gifted and talented program that is separating them on the basis of that assessment," Mamdani said at an unrelated press conference on Friday.
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New York City
fromChalkbeat
1 week ago

Mamdani wants to eliminate gifted classes for NYC's youngest students, reigniting debate

A mayoral candidate proposes eliminating kindergarten gifted and talented programs, arguing early identification is unreliable and contributes to segregation.
New York City
fromwww.amny.com
1 week ago

NYC Mayor's Race: Mamdani says he would nix Gifted and Talented program, a move Cuomo says is destructive' to education | amNewYork

Zohran Mamdani vowed to end NYC's Gifted and Talented preschool program and replace it with universal childcare funded by higher taxes on corporations and millionaires.
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