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“He can’t get rid of it until next year. There’s nothing to put back in place.”

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, regarding New York City’s program for gifted and talented students which outgoing Mayor de Blasio has said that he would begin to phase out next year. Adams is likely to be the city’s next mayor and has said that he would preserve and expand the program. Critics say it favors white and Asian American children and enrolls disproportionately few Black and Latino students. (Associated Press — October 15, 2021)
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