Lucas Liu, co-chair of PLACE NYC, congratulated the mayor for putting the educational needs of children ahead of ideology. “It shows that he’s listening to voices that weren’t being listened to before,” said Maron. created a task force designed to push for greater access to gifted-and-talented classes and entry to the city’s elite high schools for kids in minority communities.Īs the founder of the Bronx School for Law, Government and Justice and the Eagle Academy for Young Men network, Banks is fully aware of how much black and Hispanic kids can achieve when challenged, told that failure isn’t an option and given support.Įducation activists like Maud Maron said the decision to expand access to G&T accelerated-learning programs starting in the third grade has raised respect for Banks among many public-school parents. AP Photo/John Minchillo, Fileįive years ago, he and then-Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. My two younger brothers chose to attend Adlai Stevenson, where they made the college-bound and honors tracks.Īdams is no stranger to the issue of gifted-and-talented programs in New York City public schools.ģ The decision to expand Gifted and Talented programs was met with praise by many city parents. I made the cut for Bronx Science despite a miserable middle-school experience (I think I did more fighting than learning). Like many parents today, my mom wanted me and my brothers in classrooms that would not only challenge us intellectually but prepare us to get into good high schools and then on to college. We are making sure that no child is left behind,” Adams told reporters and a crowd of cheering parents.Īs a New York City Housing Authority kid who entered a public-school gifted-and-talented class in the fifth and sixth grades, I’m elated that Adams and Chancellor David Banks are expanding access to G&T classrooms to all 32 city school districts. “This is how we are giving and allowing our young people the opportunity to grow, to learn, to explore their talent and imagination. And more important, the plan ends kindergarten IQ testing and adds 100 kindergarten slots. The mayor’s plan creates a new third-grade access point by adding 1,000 seats and inviting the top 10% of second graders to apply. “I’m thrilled” was the response I received from public-school parents I called about the news Thursday that Mayor Eric Adams was restoring and expanding the Gifted and Talented program that ex-Mayor Bill de Blasio tried to kill as he was exiting City Hall.
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