NY: New policy results in fewer poor students in gifted programs

Gifted programs in city are less diverse

New York Times  June 19, 2008

A new policy for admissions to gifted programs that uses a uniform threshold based on testing has resulted in fewer students from poorer districts being offered slots in the programs.  While the move was designed to equalize access by simplifying the admissions process, the result has been less diversity in the gifted program