As many urban schools face struggles, including high dropout rates and lagging test scores, the former chancellor of the New York City schools says gifted students from low-income backgrounds are not being supported in many of today's schools. Dr. Harold Levy now serves as the executive director of the Jack Kent Cooke foundation, which recently issued a report on the problem of low-income students not having the chance to take part in advanced learning opportunities.
Report: Gifted Students Not Getting Enough Resources
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