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Social and institutional barriers are keeping African American students from the ranks of gifted and talented programs.

Unfortunately, a lack of gifted and talented programs disproportionately hurts minorities and low - income students.

The resurgence of ability grouping comes as New York City grapples with the state of its gifted and talented programs — a form of tracking in some public schools in which certain students, selected through testing, take accelerated classes together.

Back in the United States, we find a dizzying assortment of gifted and talented programs in many districts, a handful of states that require «gifted» students to be «identified» (though not necessarily «served»), and a small but distinguished array of super high schools such as New York's Stuyvesant High School and Virginia's Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.

The report, «Poor Results for High Achievers: New evidence on the impact of gifted and talented programs» will appear in the Winter, 2012, issue of Education Next and is available at www.educationnext.org.

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.

NYC Council Speaker and Democratic mayoral frontrunner Chris Quinn will propose a significant overhaul of gifted and talented programs that would provide space for more children and loosen admissions requirements.

I hope that funds from the proposal are concentrated more in those districts where the fewest students have access to the type of gifted and talented programs that feed into the specialized high schools,» said Carole Brown, member of Stuyvesant Black Alumni Diversity Initiative, Stuyvesant High School Class of 1981, Fordham University» 85, Columbia University «90.

Not exact matches

«Last year, we moved our kids, now 7 and 9, out of a private parochial school into our public school district's gifted and talented program.

BARRINGTON Karen Rogers, professor of gifted studies at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn., and author of «Reforming Gifted Education: Matching the Program to the Child,» will talk about four things parents must ask of schools for their gifted children at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Hough Street School, 310 S. Hough St.. The program is sponsored by the Barrington Council for the Gifted and Talented, and there is a $ 5 fee for non-membersgifted studies at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn., and author of «Reforming Gifted Education: Matching the Program to the Child,» will talk about four things parents must ask of schools for their gifted children at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Hough Street School, 310 S. Hough St.. The program is sponsored by the Barrington Council for the Gifted and Talented, and there is a $ 5 fee for non-membersGifted Education: Matching the Program to the Child,» will talk about four things parents must ask of schools for their gifted children at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Hough Street School, 310 S. Hough St.. The program is sponsored by the Barrington Council for the Gifted and Talented, and there is a $ 5 fee for non-memberProgram to the Child,» will talk about four things parents must ask of schools for their gifted children at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Hough Street School, 310 S. Hough St.. The program is sponsored by the Barrington Council for the Gifted and Talented, and there is a $ 5 fee for non-membersgifted children at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Hough Street School, 310 S. Hough St.. The program is sponsored by the Barrington Council for the Gifted and Talented, and there is a $ 5 fee for non-memberprogram is sponsored by the Barrington Council for the Gifted and Talented, and there is a $ 5 fee for non-membersGifted and Talented, and there is a $ 5 fee for non-members at...

This month's topic will be the Department of Education's (DOE's) Gifted and Talented (G&T) Program and include guest speakers from the DOE.

Students enrolled in public pre-kindergarten programs in New York City are more likely to take the city's exam for entry into gifted and talented programs, according to a new study by researchers at NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development.

Success Academy Harlem 3 is outpacing gifted and talented programs in the area — 82 percent of its students passed the state math exam earlier this year.

This year's kindergarten enrollment numbers, however, are still in flux, and some of the wait - listed children will likely win spots as other families choose private school or gifted - and - talented programs instead.

Right now, 12,700 Bronx families are still on waiting lists for seats in public charter schools, and the Bronx has fewer gifted and talented programs than any of the other boroughs, with less than four seats for every 1,000 students.Two of our school districts — District 7 in the South Bronx and District 12 in the central Bronx — don't have a single gifted and talented program, and together they educate more than 45,000 students.

On education, Mr. Diaz backed up Bronx Councilman Andy King's call for universal gifted and talented testing and programs on - site at all schools, calling the current lack of access in lower - income communities «unacceptable.»

But he argued for more investment in sports, gifted and talented programs and vocational education — and for the mayor's Department of Education to identify where the new Success Academies would go.

Allison Roda, who interviewed parents over the course of several years at a city school with a G&T program for her forthcoming book, «Inequality in Gifted and Talented Programs,» said the end result is a clear delineation between students.

Community members will have the chance to weigh in on the programs, along with the specialized high schools admissions process, as part of Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams» and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.'s «Gifted & Talented Task Force.»

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.

BEDFORD - STUYVESANT — The borough presidents for Brooklyn and The Bronx are convening a pair of public forums this month to find ways to equalize the opportunities for gifted and talented school programs throughout the city.

NEW YORK CITY — To increase diversity in the city's gifted and talented programs, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn called Tuesday to expand the number of seats and change requirements for admissions.

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«Among all of the variables we analyzed, whether a student attends a public pre-K program is the strongest predictor of whether the student takes the gifted and talented test.

Attending public preschool is linked to an increase in students taking the admissions test for gifted and talented programs, reducing the disparity in test taking between disadvantaged students and their peers, finds a study of New York City students by NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.

«Because our findings strongly suggest that attending public pre-K helps to promote information access and test taking for gifted and talented programs, with the advent of universal pre-K, the New York City Department of Education has an even greater chance to provide information about public educational opportunities to many more children across all demographic subgroups,» said Weinberg.

It was developed by four teachers in the Wicomico County Public Schools» gifted and talented program with help from environmental educator Carrie Samis of the Maryland Coastal Bays Pprogram with help from environmental educator Carrie Samis of the Maryland Coastal Bays ProgramProgram.

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Online learning — which allows students to move through courses at their own pace, access a vast array of courses, and receive individualized instruction — is becoming an increasingly popular choice for gifted students, especially as gifted and talented programs are being fiscally squeezed.

Three million students in the United States are classified as gifted, yet little is known about the effectiveness of traditional gifted and talented (G&T) programs.

CAMBRIDGE, MA — Studies of two middle - school programs for high - achieving students — known as gifted and talented (G&T) programs — show that being placed in programs with academically strong peers does not boost students» achievement over and above what is learned in a regular classroom from the start of 6th grade to mid-way through 7th grade.

As a clear example of how damaging this view can be, look at the makeup of most gifted and talented programs.

Kate Menken, associate professor of linguistics at the City University of New York, says New York City parents «see dual immersion as an alternative to gifted and talented programs.»

Why do today's «gifted and talented» programs often get tarred with the brush of «elitism»?

Their urban school systems don't offer (or greatly restrict) gifted - and - talented programs; they mandate «heterogeneous» groupings of students and tell teachers to do their best meeting a panoply of diverse needs using «differentiated instruction.»

As Tom Loveless of the Brookings Institution argues, affluent high - achievers who come into school with so many advantages typically enjoy opportunities that prepare them well for college: gifted - and - talented programs, accelerated courses, and classes with high - achieving peers.

Still, I worry that, in the current policy environment, most schools serving poor kids have little incentive to offer gifted - and - talented programs and other mechanisms whereby to boost the prospects of poor but brilliant kids.

The racial disparities in New York City's gifted and talented programs have put the spotlight on both the district's admissions process and the locations of programs.

The National Business Consortium for the Gifted and Talented, as the group called itself, proposed to carry out an ambitious scheme incorporating one of the new President's major themes — the enlistment of the national business community in «partnerships» with those championing important social causes, in this case the advancement of programs for gifted schoolchiGifted and Talented, as the group called itself, proposed to carry out an ambitious scheme incorporating one of the new President's major themes — the enlistment of the national business community in «partnerships» with those championing important social causes, in this case the advancement of programs for gifted schoolchigifted schoolchildren.

IUPUI started its dual - enrollment program in 1984 when the director of the university's honors programs opened liberal arts classes to gifted and talented kids.

Called a «notice of proposed priority,» the announcement, published in the Jan. 14 edition of The Federal Register, is intended to inform grant seekers what types of programs the government would like to pay for through the Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Program.

Cambridge, Mass — The elimination by the Reagan Administration last year of the $ 6 - million federal program for the gifted and talented, along with the reluctance of state legislators to appropriate funds for such programs, may hamper schools» commitment to providing special programs for gifted students, several researchers and educators told the National Commission on Excellence in Education last week.

Despite all the emphasis on reading programs and encouraging students to read, many children, especially minority students, still do not read with a high level of comprehension and fluency, independently, or for fun, according to Dr. Sally M. Reis, a professor and the department head of the educational psychology department at the University of Connecticut where she also serves as principal investigator of the National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented.

They want gifted - and - talented programs in elementary school, lots of «honors» and Advanced Placement options in secondary school, and high - octane enrichment activities like orchestra, debate club, and chess teams.

In a study I undertook in 1989, I found that 12 percent of the elementary and middle school magnet programs in my sample specialized in basic skills and / or individualized teaching; 11 percent offered foreign language immersion; 11 percent were science -, math -, or computer - oriented; 10 percent catered to the gifted and talented and 10 percent to the creative and performing arts; 8 percent were traditional, back - to - basics programs (demanding, for instance, dress codes and contracts with parents for supervision of homework); 7 percent were college preparatory; 7 percent were early childhood and Montessori.

«We did a lot of research on traditional gifted - and - talented programs and what they looked like,» she says.

This ensures that certain types of students are not excluded from gifted and talented programs.

We also benefited from our relationship with Professor Sarah Kentish, Head of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Melbourne, who also leads Bialik's gifted and talented programs.

The same list of apps is also being trialled in our Gifted and Talented program for Years 7 and 8 students.

The purpose of this program is to carry out a coordinated program of evidence - based research, demonstration projects, innovative strategies, and similar activities designed to build and enhance the ability of elementary schools and secondary schools nationwide to identify gifted and talented students and meet their special educational needs.