Last week, when mayoral candidate Zohran Mandani disclosed plans to phase out Gifted & Talented programs in New York City’s public schools, he committed to finishing a job former Mayor Bill de Blasio started.
That is, to dismantling the city’s only tuition-free opportunity — apart from charter schools — for low- and middle-income parents to secure advanced education for their kids.
New York City has a large number of high-performing students, but cannot offer advanced seats to all of them…