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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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fromNew York Post
1 week ago

Zohran Mamdani plans to phase out Gifted and Talented program in NYC elementary schools

Zohran Mamdani will eliminate the kindergarten Gifted and Talented program in New York City and begin phasing out elementary gifted programs.
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