During this episode, the InsideSchools staff speaks with Kaliris Salas-Ramirez, PhD, a Distinguished Medical Lecturer at the CUNY School of Medicine and the President of the Community Education Council. This episode focuses on the emerging conversations surrounding Mayor Bill De Blasio's plan to phase out the NYC Gifted and Talented program, in addition to discussing the history and ongoing impact of gifted and talented education, standardized testing, and local government influence on public education policy.

RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE

NYC Opt-Out https://www.optoutnyc.com/

District 2: Families for Real Educational Equity (FREE) https://freepublic.nyc/about-us/

BLM at NYC Schools https://blmedu.wordpress.com/

ARTICLES FROM THE EPISODE

https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/08/us/new-york-gifted-and-talented-education-program/index.html

https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2021/10/8/22716211/gifted-talented-test-segregation-nyc-overhaul

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/08/nyregion/gifted-talented-nyc-schools.html

https://www.diverseeducation.com/opinion/article/15279732/when-the-gates-are-literally-and-figuratively-closed-to-gifted-and-talented-education-for-black-students

https://hechingerreport.org/proof-points-what-research-tells-us-about-gifted-education/

https://tcf.org/content/commentary/gifted-students-separate-classrooms/

https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-edit-gifted-talented-blasio-20211010-dovwr6tsifa4vpps3m6326irru-story.html

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/new-york-elections-government/ny-nyc-de-blasio-to-convince-eric-adams-to-scrap-gifted-talented-schools-20211012-44brr76narhi5bxcvv4z3d5j2e-story.html

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