The New York Sun
December 1, 2006 Friday
Amid Push To Make Public School Gifted and Talented Programs More Diverse, Families Seek Spots for Their Children
BYLINE: SARAH GARLAND
SECTION: NEW YORK; Pg. 1
The new gifted and talented application process uses the same two citywide assessments for every child who applies. The system is meant to level the playing field between families like the Pallazhcos, immigrants from Ecuador, and the Jordans, an well-to-do family from the Upper West Side.
But at several points in the process, both families hesitate to apply, though their worries are very different.
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