By Craig McCarthy and Carl Campanile:
Mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani wants to phase out New York City’s Gifted and Talented program — the democratic socialist’s latest move to revert to ex-Mayor Bill de Blasio’s era.
Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor, said Thursday he would eliminate the accelerated learning program at the kindergarten level, something that’s likely to anger parents, who have been passionately divided on the issue.
The gifted classes would remain active through the school year, but would no longer be available next fall, he said.
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The Gifted & Talented program gave thousands of Black and Brown kids a real shot to excel. That’s progress we should be building on, not tearing down. Expand it to more children, not fewer.
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