NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- The New York City Department of Education is phasing out the controversial "gifted and talented" exam that fast tracks some kindergartners, and on Friday, Mayor Bill de Blasio ...

The contract with the educational company that administers the Gifted & Talented test for public school preschoolers narrowly failed to win approval from the city’s education board Thursday, ...

Members of a citywide education panel opposed to a plan to move forward with a controversial gifted and talented exam this year are frustrated over what they described as backroom dealing and ...

A Queens City Councilman is calling for the reinstatement of the Gifted and Talented entrance exam in the wake of schools Chancellor Richard Carranza’s abrupt resignation last week. In a letter to ...

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- Parents, politicians and activists angry over Mayor Bill de Blasio's decision to abolish the gifted and talented program in New York City schools held a protest in Lower ...

The Mayor, First Lady, & Chancellor at a school (photo: Ed Reed/Mayor's Office) Last week, Mayor de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Carranza announced that they will administer the controversial and ...

New York City Mayoral candidate Andrew Yang says families don't know how their "kids are going to flourish?" without the Gifted and Talented programs. Andrew Schwartz/SplashNews.com Mayoral candidate ...

Teacher recommendations and a random lottery will be used instead of test scores to pick preschoolers for the city’s elementary school Gifted and Talented program this year, officials announced ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Borough President James Oddo pulled his appointee off a New York City education panel after it rejected a contract extension for the administration of the controversial Gifted & ...

NEW YORK — The Panel for Educational Policy voted against a proposed contract early Thursday morning that would have allowed the city to test four-year-olds for the gifted and talented program this ...