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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The Rochester Sage article is an op-ed.  The study cited in the other one gives mixed conclusions and does not include any data on the research or methodology, except for the number of kids and number of schools.[/quote]

I've looked for research on either side (gifted education helps all, or gifted education hurts those classified as non-gifted) and don't see anything better. Please post links if you find anything. I am not wedded to either side.

One I found:

Playing Favorites: Gifted Education and the Disruption of Community

But it was heavily criticized in reviews and the research was deemed inadequate (sample mostly from one school in the Midwest in the 1980s). Not sure if it would apply at all to FCPS since so much is done to have tests like NNAT that don't depend on being an English speaker or having any prior knowledge. I don't think that most of the criticism of AAP is about lack of inclusion of certain races.

http://www.amazon.com/Playing-Favorites-Education-Disruption-Community/dp/0791419800/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1382712921&sr=8-1&keywords=Playing+Favorites%3A+Gifted+Education+and+the+Disruption+of+Community[/quote]

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