The Atlantic – Max Nisen
“In many places around the U.S., low-income and minority children are significantly underrepresented in gifted-and-talented programs. This seems to be the case whether the process for identifying gifted children relies on teacher referrals for screening, or on evaluations arranged and paid for independently by parents. So what happens when you give every student a chance? For starters, according to a new NBER working paper, you get a massive increase in diversity.”(more)