re: Are you smart? That's racist

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A plan announced by New York City's mayor to phase out elementary school gifted and talented programs in the country's largest school district — if it proceeds — would be among the most significant developments yet in a push that extends from Boston to Seattle and that has stoked passions and pain over race, inequality and access to a decent education.

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This is why your mayor should have absolutely NOTHING to do with the local school system. School boards should be entirely independent of any city governing body or person. I remember a few years ago some goober ran for MP of EBRP claiming he was going to "fix the schools." He had to be reminded the Mayor-President has zero say in how the schools are run in East Baton Rouge Parish. That's one thing we actually do right in this parish. Our school board is relatively dysfunctional at times, but at least the Mayor's Office can't meddle in their affairs.