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Posted on 2/27/21 at 10:35 am to
Posted by Auburn1968
NYC
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Posted on 2/27/21 at 10:35 am to
My son went to a gifted program in the NYC public schools. The kids who tested in on merit all did well regardless of their skin tone.

The kids who were admitted to add color who could not qualify by merit had to suffer the indignity of being the dumbest kid in the class who couldn't keep up.
Posted by The Easter Bunny
Minnesota
Member since Jan 2005
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Posted on 2/27/21 at 11:27 am to
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My son went to a gifted program in the NYC public schools. The kids who tested in on merit all did well regardless of their skin tone.

The kids who were admitted to add color who could not qualify by merit had to suffer the indignity of being the dumbest kid in the class who couldn't keep up.


exactly how it worked in Louisiana public schools in the 90s
Posted by TOSOV
Member since Jan 2016
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Posted on 2/27/21 at 9:00 pm to
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The kids who were admitted to add color who could not qualify by merit had to suffer the indignity of being the dumbest kid in the class who couldn't keep up.


Was it known by both the kids admitted without merit, and their classmates they werent?
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