NAGC works to support those who enhance the growth and development of gifted and talented children through education, advocacy, community building, and research
The National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) applauds the decision by New York City Mayor Eric Adams to expand access to the city’s gifted and talented education program by adding 1,100 seats and implementing universal screening for identification and admissions beginning in the next school year.
Significantly increasing the number of seats available for gifted and talented children in our nation’s largest and most diverse public school system, coupled with universal screening and the elimination of a one-size-fits-all standardized gifted identification test, will greatly benefit the city’s gifted and talented children. NAGC is pleased as these actions also run counter to the previous mayor’s plan to end the city’s gifted and talented program, which NAGC strongly opposed.
While the Association recognizes that a great amount of work must be done to address the inequities and underrepresentation that still exist in gifted and talented classrooms in New York City and across the country, Mayor Adams’ plan is a firm step in the right direction. NAGC looks forward to seeing the progress and positive impacts these changes will have on New York City’s gifted and talented children in the years to come.