Students who are currently in the Gifted and Talented program will not be affected, but new students entering school next year will not take the Gifted and Talented test.
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter Friday unveiled their plan to phase out the city’s current Gifted and Talented program and replace it with a new one called “Brilliant NYC.” Students who are currently in the Gifted and Talented program will not be affected, but new students entering school next year will not take the Gifted and Talented test. De Blasio and former Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza announced in January that the city would phase out the test for the Gifted and Talented program. The program sparked fierce debate and a lawsuit. Critics said the composition of the program does not reflect the city’s diversity, saying the process for admission is racially discriminatory and its curriculum marginalizes people of color.
