Seattle schools end gifted and talented program

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Anonymous wrote:Here is another article on the same move by Seattle’s school system:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13266205/Seattle-closes-gifted-talented-schools-racial-inequities.html

This appears to be an equity-driven attempt to close the achievement gap from the top-down.

That was always going to be how the achievement gap was closed. It is impossible to replicate educated parents who care and foster learning. No amount of interventions will change that. That means that if closing the gap is the goal (it's always closing the gap, never just raising the bottom), the the only way is suppressing those who are excelling

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