The mayor unveiled a plan to add seats in the highly selective program for both kindergartners and third graders and to permanently replace an admissions test with universal screening. By Lola Fadulu ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York City is expanding its Gifted and Talented program to every school district citywide by adding more seats for kindergarten students, as well as opening a program for ...

Dorchester District Two’s Gifted and Talented Education program (GATE) has been around since the early eighties. The goal of the program is to help students learn above grade level material at a ...

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. More students will have the chance to enroll in New York City’s gifted programs, officials ...

One of the most divisive topics in education is gifted education. Even the word itself—gifted—has caused debate. The efficacy and equity of gifted programs came under fire in 2021 when New York City ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter Friday unveiled their plan to phase out the city's current Gifted and Talented program and replace it with a new one ...

PATERSON — The entrance exam for the Gifted and Talented academy was longer and harder than any other test the children had ever taken. “It was like 20 pages,” said Jonas, a third grader. “I wasn’t ...

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic front-runner in the mayor’s race, plans if elected to replace the selective program, which became a symbol of segregation in public schools. By Emma G. Fitzsimmons and ...

Editor’s note: Paterson school district officials allowed students to be interviewed on the condition that their full names not be published. PATERSON — The entrance exam for the Gifted and Talented ...