Not exact matches
By increasing the number of
gifted and talented programs in our neighborhoods
and increasing the number of public charter school seats to 200,000
citywide, we can give thousands more kids in the Bronx the chance to participate in a
program or attend a school that could change their lives.
For the second year in a row, the Office of Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.
and PACE (Parents» Alliance for
Citywide Education) will co-host a
Gifted &
Talented Education Open House providing information about New York City's
Citywide Gifted &
Talented (G&T) elementary schools, Bronx district G&T
programs and other accelerated education options.
Even if that's the case, this remains larger than the
citywide gifted and talented programs - we haven't adjusted for their own huge selection issues -
and places an average third grade student nearly on par with fifth grade students at schools with similar economic needs.
In the meantime, NYC charter schools cumulatively report over 40,000 students on their waiting lists, with the Success Academy network, which regularly outscores even some
citywide and district
Gifted &
Talented programs, desperately seeking permission to expand after receiving more than 17,000 applications for only 3,000 + available seats.