Universal Screening can increase the representation of kids of color in gifted and talented programs… although this should be no surprise, we can use the findings to insure that all children have access to educational opportunities.

The 74 recently published their analysis of this issue in NYC schools, and asks us to consider how much of the problem is that we refuse to address racially and socioeconomically segregated schools as just that.  The analysis,

Mayor Bill de Blasio Wants to Diversify New York City Schools, Chancellor Richard Carranza Wants to Desegregate. Is That a Problem?

continues to describe the divide:

The city’s diversity plan, published last June, prior to Carranza’s arrival, avoided traditional descriptions of racial and ethnic divisions by focusing on whether schools are “racially representative” of the district’s total composition.

We are not afraid to address the issues; but we do need school leaders, partner schools, and educators that are willing to support in making real change.  Reach out to FLI today.