It is mid October and DOE has *****STILL****** not finished the contract for testing K G&T kids....
https://placenyc.org/2020/10/04/email-mayor-and-chancellor-dont-kill-gt-under-the-cover-of-covid/
"Parents traditionally register for the test in October. Chancellor shared last week that the DOE will make the admissions announcement in “mid to late October”. But if there is no contract with the G&T test provider, how will enrollment be determined to fill the G&T seats in September 2021? Will there be adequate time, support, and outreach for families to learn about the program? The lack of clarity and transparency on this issue adds additional stress to families on top of the enormous chaos and hardships of school reopening and the upcoming school year."
I thought the city was doing away with G&T?
Noone ever confirmed that.
They should. Testing 4 year olds is stupid.
@anonymous Well, killing off the current system with no replacement in place is even more stupid.
It will be the perfect excuse to diversify G&T by filling seats w/o the test. Then, there will be no going back to testing.
That said, testing 4.y.o is stupid imo
I agree we need a viable plan for what comes next, but testing 4yo is a waste of money and resources. I am not anti-testing or G&T, testing after elementary or middle makes way more sense. We need good ES for everyone.
ITA.
My concern is that I have seen no evidence of the DOE working on improving the current system. Just destroying the current one. It reminds me of Trump in some ways. Telling to your constituents not how you will work on problems, just how you will harm some other group that you consider privileged.
100%.