* It tests the children too young for the scores to mean anything * It never retests them to see if they still qualify in subsequent grades * It leads to huge racial disparities in the classrooms But, the biggest issue, and one never addressed by the DOE is the lack of seats to accommodate those that the city itself has classified as Gifted. This year, almost 4000 children qualified for what amounts to about 300 seats in five citywide programs throughout the five boroughs. 2,560 scored in the 99th percentile. They'll be the ones competing via lottery for the 220 or so seats left after siblings of kids already enrolled in a citywide school are given priority. Author's personal photo Photo...
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