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Meng Statement on Phasing Out of Gifted and Talented Programs in NYC Public Schools

Statement

Date: Oct. 8, 2021
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: K-12 Education

QUEENS, NY -- U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) today issued the following statement on New York City's plan to phase out Gifted and Talented programs in public schools.

"Gifted and talented curriculums have provided students with crucial challenges that help them reach their full potential in the classroom. Phasing out this program is a mistake. Families in my district and across New York City have anxiously waited for when the promised public engagement process would begin.

Reforming the process would be the harder choice, and instead of making any adjustments, the City is taking the easier way out by implementing a mass elimination of the program.

G&T seats should be expanded to all communities throughout New York City and the testing process should be improved. All students deserve to benefit from them. They should be an option for every child, regardless of where students reside, and regardless of their family's socioeconomic status.

I urge the City to immediately reconsider its decision."


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