Ha! Interesting.
https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2021/7/13/2...admissions-nyc
Roughly one out of every five 4-year-olds who applied for kindergarten seats in New York City’s gifted and talented program received a spot, according to preliminary data the education department released Tuesday.
The charged debate over these sought-after classes came to a head this year as officials were forced to abandon the test typically given to preschoolers for entry. Instead, this year’s incoming kindergartners were offered seats through a nomination and lottery process.
The G&T test, widely criticized for being given to such young children, is often seen as driving segregation in the program. Last school year, gifted classes enrolled just 14% of Black and Latino students, even though they make up nearly 60% of all kindergartners. At the same time, nearly 80% of seats went to Asian and white students, despite those children making up about 40% of last year’s kindergartners.
But it remained unknown whether the new — albeit temporary — admissions method resulted in more offers to Black and Latino children. The education department said they could not yet release racial and demographic information because many of these incoming students are not yet enrolled in city schools.
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