new york city parents outraged after mayor bill de blasio announced the city will phase out its gifted and talented classes in public schools. after the program was accused by the mayor of being unfair, and you guessed it, racist. the new york post blasting the move saying stolen dreams. if all kids can t excel none will. ty abrams is a alumni of the gifted and talented program. thanks very much for being on the program. that is inevitable what happens when you re pushing for equity, the idea, it is not just about pulling people up from the bottom, it is about making sure that those on the top are treated like everybody else. you had a chance to be in this program and it benefited greatly. what do you make of what the mayor is doing here? the reality is, four years old is a little too early to determine whether or not a child is gifted or not, so i agree that process did allow for a lot of students to be left out of the pipeline. however i m a personal
the unvaccinated are people who have already had covid and whose natural immunities are stronger and better than the vaccinated. so, all of this makes no sense. crazy. i will tell you another thing that doesn t make sense and that is that bill de blasio has decided in his last days in office, with no discussion with his constituents in new york city, he decided to get rid of a very popular program, which is the gifted and talented program, which allows children who need to learn at a faster pace in order for education to not bore them to death because they are so bright, is he getting rid of that program because, of course, it s racist. pete: that s right. here is the cover of the new york post this morning if all kids can t excel then none. will stolen dreams. bill de blasio. that is. that sums up the idea is under the guise of equity, under the guise of it not being diverse enough, in order for everyone to be equal, you have to not just raise people up from the bottom
you have a good instructor, this works out pretty well. reporter: the band director cheers like a proud football coach on the sidelines after every song and every beat is music to his ears. i know what they started like. i know what they were. and just to see them how they can play right now, i just swell with pride. all right. band director says he hopes the popularity and the recent win at a statewide music competition will help them build a bigger drum line with drums. marching in a parade is not an option right now. they haven t found a way to strap the bar stool on them to walk down the street. also a programming note for you here. our soledad o brien reporting, don t fail me, education in america. it is a cnn documentary. it s why america s financial future is at risk if kids can t excel in math and science. again, don t fail me: education in america premiers sunday