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Why decades of trying to end racial segregation in gifted education haven’t worked

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Buffalo educators hoped Eve’s new program would give more children — particularly children of color — a chance at enrichment and advanced learning. Buffalo’s struggle to create an integrated, equitable gifted program demonstrates a longtime challenge that has recently gained attention: Gifted education in America has a race problem.

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After a tough but promising freshman year, Dartmouth student tackles change at elite campuses

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are only half as likely, recent Education Trust data show. “We Realistically, education is the only way I have out. Realistically, education is the only way I have out. Santos took advantage of Dartmouth’s First Year Student Enrichment Program , which offers pre-orientation events, workshops, retreats and an array of supports.

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A vocational school curriculum that includes genocide studies and British literature

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Massachusetts is turning that traditional model on its head by having many schools combine rigorous academics with hands-on career training, now called “career and technical education.” A similar proportion receive special education services, on par with the statewide average for high schools.

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