NEW YORK (WABC) The Gifted and Talented program in New York City is coming to an end.
The Department of Education is phasing out the controversial exam that fast tracks some gifted elementary school students.
A school diversity advisory group recommended the city move away from the exam and toward a system where all students get additional enrichment programs. There are children in New York City who have the capabilities to do more and to do more difficult work but you don t do that by putting them in a special program and saying only these students get to do those types of assignments or have those types of experiences, Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza said.