Ep. 284 - March 20, 2023 - Do Gifted and Talented Programs Make Racial Segregation Worse?
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An associate professor at Williams College, Owen Thompson, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Thompson's latest research, which looks into whether gifted and talented programs are also drivers of racial segregation in schools. “Gifted and Talented Programs Don’t Cause School Segregation” is available now at Education Next. https://www.educationnext.org/gifted-and-talented-programs-dont-cause-school-segregation/
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