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  • Pipelines and Equity in Gifted and Talented Programs

    This project will study enrollees in elementary school gifted and talented (G&T) programs, and follow the educational outcomes of this group through high school. Racial diversity of G&T programs is a persistent concern, as Black and Hispanic students make up less than 25% of the NYC G&T population despite making up 70% of NYC’s student population. The research team will therefore pay particular attention to the effects of programs on racial minorities and study policies that aim to increase program diversity.

    Overall, we find little evidence of large G&T program effects on future
    schooling outcomes for marginal students.
    This suggests that the large representation of G&T students in
    specialized high schools is driven by selection rather than causal effects
    of G&T programs.

    https://mitili.mit.edu/research/pipelines-and-equity-gifted-and-talented-programs

  • Can You Create a Diverse College Class Without Affirmative Action?

    Although colleges can no longer employ racial preferences in admissions, several legal scholars said they believe schools can still consider race in recruiting strategies. The Supreme Court, in turning away another recent legal challenge, has also signaled — at least for now — that it’s permissible for colleges to pursue diversity as an end goal so long as racial preferences aren’t the means to achieve it.

    Of the scenarios we’ve shown, an expanded recruiting strategy requires the most work from colleges. But it’s also “the big overlooked gold mine here,” said Richard Sander, a law professor at U.C.L.A. who has worked on admissions strategies at the law school level.

    https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/03/09/upshot/affirmative-action-alternatives.html