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Re:The case for expanding rather than eliminating gifted edu... by Dracophoenix on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @06:14PM (#31675064)
Aren't poorer Chinese students the ones that dominate various gifted programs throughout the city? Rich parents send their kids to private daycares and schools like Collegiate.

More funding doesn't solve the problem. If that were case, the whole country could have spent it's way out of special education. At an median of $24K per student, New York has plenty of funding. Kansas city once tried an unlimited funding model to disastrous results (https://www.cato.org/commentary/americas-most-costly-educati...).

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Re:The case for expanding rather than eliminating gifted edu... by chitowneats on Saturday June 18, 2022 @09:11PM (#31795269)
Yes, but apparently that's "segregation". The notion is ridiculous. The gifted programs are open to any New Yorker, even poor first generation immigrants like the Chinese in Flushing, as long as they put in the effort to meeting or exceed the standards.
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