In this week’s episode, we dive into Gifted & Talented programming in New York City public schools. We touch briefly on the history and philosophy of G&T but then get right into the argument against it and the reason it will be phased out beginning in the 2022-2023 school year. Be sure to tune in next week to the Patreon-exclusive episode featuring an interview with Craig McGorry, a teacher at a G&T school, in which Craig lends us some insight on what it’s like in G&T schools and what might happen as the program is phased out. For further reading and viewing on this episode’s main topic:

>>https://doi.org/10.1080/02783193.2018.1553218

>>https://www.jstor.org/stable/43996894

>>https://pix11.com/news/local-news/parents-continue-to-fight-for-elementary-school-gifted-and-talented-reform/

>>https://abc7ny.com/gifted-in-talented-program-protest-nyc-schools-new-york-city/11116831/

>>https://www.testingmom.com/tests/gifted-talented-nyc/

>>https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2021/7/13/22576196/gifted-talented-test-admissions-nyc

>>https://steinhardt.nyu.edu/metrocenter/metro-learning/spoils-whiteness-2019

>>https://apnews.com/article/new-york-new-york-city-race-and-ethnicity-education-d027be86b7d202f1d4ef62e5c3255802

>>https://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2018/06/01/new-york-city-gifted-programs-show-progress-towards-modest-student-diversity-goals/

>>http://www.centernyc.org/high-school-diversity-data/

>>https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20121024/new-york-city/new-gifted-talented-test-so-hard-it-even-leaves-parents-stumped/