According to the Seattle school district, advanced learning programs as they currently exist meet the needs of mainly white students able to navigate the system. Is this “opportunity hoarding”?
This opinion in the Seattle Times describes the latest in the school district effort to change the traditional “cohort gifted program” to a neighborhood school program offering STEM programs. Will this move even the playing field for all students in the learning community?
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