Stop Eliminating Gifted Programs and Calling It ‘Equity’

Opinion
Written By MAGE Admin

September 9, 2021

I often get the side-eye when I mention gifted education and equity in the same sentence. After all, gifted programs have a well-deserved reputation for concentrating resources on already-privileged students, and students of color are significantly underrepresented.

So before I dive into my case for expanding—rather than eliminating—gifted education programs, I want to lay a brief foundation for how to think through this issue.

MAGE Admin
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